½ kopecks — Russian Empire (1867–1876)

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Special facts

The half-kopek of the 1867 pattern weighing 1.64 grams, with the monogram of Alexander II, struck at Yekaterinburg in 1867–1876.

About the period

The coins of Alexander II belong to the time when small change got cheaper: after the Crimean War silver was leaving circulation, and the fineness of the small silver was lowered first to .750 and in 1867 to .500. The 1867 designs — small silver from 5 to 20 kopecks and copper from 1 to 5 kopecks — were struck unchanged until 1917. More about the period “Alexander II”, 1855 — 1881

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