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5 kopecks — Russian Empire (1726–1727)

KM# 179

Obverse
Obverse
Reverse
Reverse

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Special facts

A Krasny Mint five-kopek piece with the letters “KD”, of 1726–1727. The value was spelled in several ways, “КОПѢIКЬ”, “КОПѢЕКЬ”, “КОПѢѦКЬ”, and the varieties are told apart by these spellings.

About the period

The coins of Catherine I are the first Russian coins with the portrait of an empress. They were struck to Peter's standards: the rouble of .728 fineness weighed 28.44 grams. More about the period “Catherine I”, 1725 — 1727

Coins and banknotes of these years: 1726, 1727

Specifications

Currency
1 ruble = 100 kopecks
Issue type
Circulation
Metal
Copper
Diameter
32.5 mm
Weight
20.48 g
Shape
Round
Orientation
Medal (↑↑)

Variants

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Year Mint Mintage Price Details
1726 KRM — Estimate Mark КД + ☆
1727 KRM — Estimate Mark КД; Legend "ПѦТЬ КОПѢIКЬ"; Eagle larger + ☆
1727 KRM — Estimate Mark КД; Legend "ПѦТЬ КОПѢIКЬ"; Eagle smaller + ☆
1727 KRM — Estimate Mark КД; Legend "ПѦТЬ КОПѢЕКЬ" + ☆
1727 KRM — Estimate Mark КД; Legend "ПѦТЬ КОПѢѦКЬ"; One of the dots over the crown + ☆
1727 KRM — Estimate Mark КД; Legend "ПѦТЬ КОПѢѦКЬ"; One of the dots under the tail + ☆
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