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5 kopecks — Russian Empire (1798–1801)

C# 96

Obverse
Obverse
Reverse
Reverse

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Special facts

The five-kopek piece of 1798–1801 was lightened to 1.04 grams. Some coins of 1800–1801 came from the Banking Mint, which worked in the building of the Assignation Bank.

About the period

The coins of Paul I are coins without a portrait: instead of the emperor's profile, the roubles, poltinas and gold 5 roubles bear a cross of four crowned "П" monograms and the inscription "Не намъ, не намъ, а имяни Твоему" (Not unto us, not unto us, but unto Thy name). More about the period “Paul I”, 1796 — 1801

Coins and banknotes of these years: 1798, 1800, 1801

Specifications

Period
Paul I
Currency
1 ruble = 100 kopecks
Issue type
Circulation
Metal
Silver
Fineness
868
Precious metal weight
0.903 g
Diameter
15.0 mm
Weight
1.04 g
Shape
Round
Orientation
Medal (↑↑)

Value by metal weight

≈ $1.59

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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Year Mint Mintage Price Details
1798 SPB 113,995 Estimate МБ. C# 96.1a + ☆
1798 SPB — Estimate ОМ. C# 96.2 + ☆
1800 SPB — Estimate ОМ, Rare; Banking mint, St. Petersburg. C# 96.1a + ☆
1801 SPB 20,000 Estimate АИ. C# 96.1a + ☆
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.
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