5 kopecks — Russian Empire (1758–1762)

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Special facts

The five-kopek piece of 1758–1762 weighing over 51 grams, one of the heaviest Russian copper coins. Most were struck at the Yekaterinburg Mint, more than 22 million a year; an overdate 1761/0 is known.

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: 1758, 1759, 1760, 1761, 1762

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