15 kopecks — Russian Empire (1867–1917)
Y# 21a.1, Y# 21a.2, Y# 21a.3
Special facts
The 15-kopek piece of the 1867 pattern weighing 2.7 grams; in 1916 it was also struck at Osaka, almost 97 million in the year.
About the period
The coins of Nicholas II are gold-standard coins: the Witte reform of 1897 tied the rouble to gold, and gold coins circulated freely alongside credit notes until the First World War. More about the period “Nicholas II”, 1894 — 1917
Specifications
- Period
- Alexander II, Alexander III, Nicholas II
- Currency
- 1 ruble = 100 kopecks
- Issue type
- Circulation
- Metal
- Silver
- Fineness
- 500
- Precious metal weight
- 1.350 g
- Diameter
- 19.7 mm
- Thickness
- 1.3 mm
- Weight
- 2.7 g
- Shape
- Round
- Edge
- Reeded
- Orientation
- Medal (↑↑)
Variants
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| Year | Mint | Mintage | Price | Proof | Details | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander II 1855 — 1881 | ||||||||
| 1867 | SPB | 8,720,011 | Estimate | — | НI. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1868 | SPB | 7,460,003 | Estimate | — | НI. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1869 | SPB | 8,120,003 | Estimate | — | НI. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1870 | SPB | 9,380,005 | Estimate | — | НI. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1871 | SPB | 9,460,003 | Estimate | — | НI. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1872 | SPB | 5,880,003 | Estimate | — | НI. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1873 | SPB | 7,960,004 | Estimate | — | НI. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1874 | SPB | 6,960,003 | Estimate | — | НI. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1875 | SPB | 7,480,003 | Estimate | — | НI. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1876 | SPB | 9,760,005 | Estimate | — | НI. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1877 | SPB | 4,360,003 | Estimate | — | НI. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1877 | SPB | — | Estimate | — | НФ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1878 | SPB | 11,155,006 | Estimate | — | НФ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1879 | SPB | 12,405,005 | Estimate | — | НФ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1880 | SPB | 11,655,008 | Estimate | — | НФ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1881 | SPB | 4,900,011 | Estimate | — | НФ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| Alexander III 1881 — 1894 | ||||||||
| 1882 | SPB | — | Estimate | — | ДС. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1882 | SPB | 1,470,007 | Estimate | — | НФ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1883 | SPB | — | Estimate | — | АГ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1883 | SPB | 3,660,008 | Estimate | — | ДС. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1884 | SPB | 2,720,004 | Estimate | — | АГ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1885 | SPB | 1,420,010 | Estimate | — | АГ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1886 | SPB | 2,500,107 | Estimate | — | АГ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1887 | SPB | 3,000,004 | Estimate | — | АГ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1888 | SPB | — | Estimate | — | АГ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1889 | SPB | 2,835,062 | Estimate | — | АГ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1890 | SPB | 3,500,006 | Estimate | — | АГ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1891 | SPB | 4,710,008 | Estimate | — | АГ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1893 | SPB | 6,500,008 | Estimate | — | АГ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| Nicholas II 1894 — 1917 | ||||||||
| 1896 | SPB | 3,160,000 | Estimate | — | АГ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1897 | SPB | 2,660,009 | Estimate | — | АГ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1898 | SPB | 4,000,009 | Estimate | — | АГ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1899 | SPB | 12,665,021 | Estimate | — | АГ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1899 | SPB | — | Estimate | — | ЭБ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1900 | SPB | 12,665,009 | Estimate | — | ФЗ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1901 | SPB | — | Estimate | — | АР. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1901 | SPB | 6,670,020 | Estimate | — | ФЗ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1902 | SPB | 28,666,673 | Estimate | — | АР. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1903 | SPB | 16,666,671 | Estimate | — | АР. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1904 | SPB | 16,000,010 | Estimate | — | АР. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1905 | SPB | 24,000,000 | Estimate | — | АР. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1906 | SPB | 23,333,343 | Estimate | — | ЭБ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1907 | SPB | 30,000,009 | Estimate | — | ЭБ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1908 | SPB | 29,000,009 | Estimate | — | ЭБ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1909 | SPB | 21,666,677 | Estimate | — | ЭБ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1911 | SPB | 6,666,677 | Estimate | — | ЭБ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1912 | SPB | — | Estimate | — | ВС. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1912 | SPB | 13,333,341 | Estimate | — | ЭБ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1913 | SPB | 5,300,017 | Estimate | — | ВС. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1913 | SPB | — | Estimate | + | ЭБ. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1914 | SPB | 43,366,681 | Estimate | — | ВС. Y# 21a.2 | + ☆ | ||
| 1915 | SPB | 59,333,333 | Estimate | — | ВС. Y# 21a.3 | + ☆ | ||
| 1916 | Osaka Mint | 96,666,000 | Estimate | — | Without mint master initials. Y# 21a.1 | + ☆ | ||
| 1916 | SPB | 96,773,333 | Estimate | — | ВС. Y# 21a.3 | + ☆ | ||
| 1917 | SPB | 14,300,000 | Estimate | — | ВС. Y# 21a.3 | + ☆ | ||
- 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.
Other items of the period
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¼ kopecks (1894–1916)
Y# 47
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½ kopecks (1894–1916)
Y# 48
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1 kopeck (1867–1917)
Y# 9
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2 kopecks (1867–1917)
Y# 10
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3 kopecks (1867–1917)
Y# 11
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5 kopecks (1867–1917)
Y# 12
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5 kopecks (1867–1915)
Y# 19a.1, Y# 19a.2
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10 kopecks (1867–1917)
Y# 20a.1, Y# 20a.2…
- 15 kopecks (1867–1917) Y# 21a.1, Y# 21a.2…
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20 kopecks (1867–1917)
Y# 22a.1, Y# 22a.2
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25 kopecks (1895–1901)
Y# 57
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50 kopecks (1895–1914)
Y# 58
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1 ruble (1895–1915)
Y# 59.1-59.3
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5 rubles (1897–1911)
Y# 62
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7.5 rubles (1897)
Y# 63
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10 rubles (1898–1911)
Y# 64
-
15 rubles (1897)
Y# 65
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