Polushka — Russian Empire (1757–1759)
1 polushka = ¼ kopecks

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Special facts

The light polushka of 1757–1759 weighing 2.56 grams, issued after copper moved to the new standard.

About the period

The coins of Elizabeth Petrovna belong to the time of the first imperials: in 1755 the gold 10 roubles, called imperials, and the 5 roubles, the half-imperials, appeared. Copper was changed several times over the twenty years of the reign too. More about the period “Elizabeth”, 1741 — 1762

Coins and banknotes of these years: 1757, 1758, 1759

Other items of the period

• ¼ kopecks (1743–1754)
• Polushka (1757–1759) C# 4
• ½ kopecks (1743–1754)
• Denga (1757–1760) C# 5
• 1 kopeck (1755–1757) C# 3
• 1 kopeck (1757–1761) C# 6
• 2 kopecks (1757–1762) C# 7
• 2 kopecks (1757–1761) C# 8
• 5 kopecks (1755–1756) C# 15
• 5 kopecks (1756–1761) C# 15
• 5 kopecks (1758–1762) C# 9
• Grivennik (1742–1746) C# 16
• Grivennik (1746–1757) C# 16
• Polupoltinnik (1743–1751) C# 17
• Polupoltinnik (1751–1754) C# 17
• Polupoltinnik (1755–1758) C# 17
• Poltina (1742–1761) C# 18
• 1 ruble (1741) C# 19
• 1 ruble (1741–1753) C# 19b.1, C# 19b.2…
• 1 ruble (1742–1754) C# 19
• 1 ruble (1754–1761) C# 19c.1, C# 19c.2…
• 1 ruble (1756–1758) C# 22
• 2 rubles (1756–1758) C# 23
• 5 rubles (1755–1759) C# 27
• 10 rubles (1755–1759) C# 28