1 kopeck — USSR (1961–1991)
Y# 126
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Special facts
The kopek of the 1961 pattern, 1 gram of brass, struck for thirty-one years. The old 1, 2 and 3 kopek coins were not exchanged in the 1961 reform and circulated alongside the new ones; the mint letters M and L appeared only in 1991.
About the period
The currency reform of 1961 was a 10-to-1 redenomination: from 1 January 1961 old money was exchanged for new money of one tenth the face value. The coins and banknotes of the 1961 pattern circulated until the end of the Soviet Union. More about the period “1961 Monetary Reform”, 1961 — 1991
Specifications
- Period
- 1961 Monetary Reform
- Currency
- 1 ruble = 100 kopecks
- Issue type
- Circulation
- Metal
- Brass (manganese)
- Diameter
- 15.0 mm
- Thickness
- 0.9 mm
- Weight
- 1.0 g
- Shape
- Round
- Orientation
- Medal (↑↑)
Variants
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| Year | Mint | Mintage | Price | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | — | — | ≈ $1.5 | + ☆ | |
| 1962 | — | — | Estimate | + ☆ | |
| 1963 | — | — | ≈ $2 | + ☆ | |
| 1964 | — | — | ≈ $5 | + ☆ | |
| 1965 | — | — | ≈ $2 | + ☆ | |
| 1966 | — | — | ≈ $3.5 | + ☆ | |
| 1967 | — | — | ≈ $3 | + ☆ | |
| 1968 | — | — | Estimate | + ☆ | |
| 1969 | — | — | Estimate | + ☆ | |
| 1970 | — | — | Estimate | + ☆ | |
| 1971 | — | — | Estimate | + ☆ | |
| 1972 | — | — | Estimate | + ☆ | |
| 1973 | — | — | Estimate | + ☆ | |
| 1974 | — | — | ≈ $0.5 | + ☆ | |
| 1975 | — | — | Estimate | + ☆ | |
| 1976 | — | — | Estimate | + ☆ | |
| 1977 | — | — | Estimate | + ☆ | |
| 1978 | — | — | Estimate | + ☆ | |
| 1979 | — | — | Estimate | + ☆ | |
| 1980 | — | — | Estimate | + ☆ | |
| 1981 | — | — | Estimate | + ☆ | |
| 1982 | — | — | Estimate | + ☆ | |
| 1983 | — | — | ≈ $0.2 | + ☆ | |
| 1984 | — | — | Estimate | + ☆ | |
| 1985 | — | — | ≈ $0.2 | + ☆ | |
| 1986 | — | — | ≈ $0.2 | + ☆ | |
| 1987 | — | — | ≈ $0.2 | + ☆ | |
| 1988 | — | — | ≈ $0.2 | + ☆ | |
| 1989 | — | — | ≈ $0.2 | + ☆ | |
| 1990 | — | — | ≈ $0.2 | + ☆ | |
| 1991 | SPB | — | ≈ $0.3 | Л | + ☆ |
| 1991 | MSK | — | ≈ $0.3 | М | + ☆ |
- SPB
- Saint Petersburg Mint. The mint in Saint Petersburg, founded in 1724 in the Peter and Paul Fortress. It was called the Petrograd Mint in 1914–1924 and the Leningrad Mint in 1924–1991.
- MSK
- Moscow Mint
Other items of the period
- 1 kopeck (1961–1991) Y# 126
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2 kopecks (1961–1991)
Y# 127
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3 kopecks (1961–1991)
Y# 128
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5 kopecks (1961–1991)
Y# 129
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10 kopecks (1961–1991)
Y# 130
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15 kopecks (1961–1991)
Y# 131
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20 kopecks (1961–1991)
Y# 132
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50 kopecks (1961)
Y# 133a.1
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50 kopecks (1964–1991)
Y# 133a.2
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1 ruble (1961)
Pick# 222
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1 ruble (1961)
Y# 134a.1
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1 ruble (1964–1991)
Y# 134a.2
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3 rubles (1961)
Pick# 223
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5 rubles (1961)
Pick# 224
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10 rubles (1961)
Pick# 233
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25 rubles (1961)
Pick# 234
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50 rubles (1961)
Pick# 235
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100 rubles (1961)
Pick# 236
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