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Altyn — Russian Empire (1711–1712)
1 altyn = 3 kopecks

KM# 136

Obverse
Obverse
Reverse
Reverse

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Special facts

An altyn of 1711–1712, still of the old 802 fineness and 0.8 grams in weight. A year later the altyn became twice as heavy but also half as rich in silver.

About the period

The coins of Peter I belong to the time of the monetary reform that took Russia from small silver "scale" coins to round coins of the modern kind and to decimal reckoning: one rouble equals one hundred kopecks. More about the period “Peter I”, 1700 — 1725

Coins and banknotes of these years: 1711, 1712

Specifications

Period
Peter I
Currency
1 ruble = 100 kopecks
Issue type
Circulation
Metal
Silver
Fineness
802
Precious metal weight
0.642 g
Diameter
13.5 mm
Weight
0.8 g
Shape
Round
Orientation
Medal (↑↑)

Value by metal weight

≈ $1.15

Not the coin's market price, but the value of the metal in it — at the average metal price over the last week.

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KRM
Krasny Mint
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