1 kopeck — Russian Empire (1849–1855)

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Special facts

The kopek of 1849–1855 weighing 5.12 grams, half the weight of the kopek “in silver”. Yekaterinburg issued almost 24.6 million in 1855.

About the period

The coins of Nicholas I belong to the time of the Kankrin reform: in 1839 the silver rouble became the main monetary unit, and copper coins began to be issued in terms of silver. In the same reign Russia became the first country in the world to strike platinum coins for circulation. More about the period “Nicholas I”, 1825 — 1855

Other items of the period

• ¼ kopecks (1839–1846) C# 142
• Polushka (1849–1855) C# 147
• Polushka (1850–1853) C# 147
• Denga (1810–1828)
• ½ kopecks (1839–1847) C# 143
• ½ kopecks (1848) C# 143
• Denga (1849–1855) C# 148
• Denga (1850–1855) C# 148
• 1 kopeck (1810–1830) C# 117
• 1 kopeck (1830–1839) C# 138
• 1 kopeck (1839–1847) C# 144
• 1 kopeck (1849–1855) C# 149
• 1 kopeck (1850–1855) C# 149
• 2 kopecks (1810–1830) C# 118
• 2 kopecks (1830–1839) C# 139
• 2 kopecks (1839–1847) C# 145
• 2 kopecks (1848) C# 145
• 3 kopecks (1839–1847) C# 146
• 3 kopecks (1848) C# 146
• 5 kopecks (1826–1831) C# 156
• 5 kopecks (1830–1839) C# 140
• 10 kopecks (1813–1826) C# 127
• 10 kopecks (1826–1831) C# 127, C# 157
• 10 kopecks (1830–1839) C# 141
• 20 kopecks (1813–1826) C# 128