20 kopecks — Russian Empire (1857)
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Special facts
The Warsaw 20-kopek piece of 1857, a separate single-year type, 87,460 coins.
About the period
The coins of Alexander II belong to the time when small change got cheaper: after the Crimean War silver was leaving circulation, and the fineness of the small silver was lowered first to .750 and in 1867 to .500. The 1867 designs — small silver from 5 to 20 kopecks and copper from 1 to 5 kopecks — were struck unchanged until 1917. More about the period “Alexander II”, 1855 — 1881
Coins and banknotes of this year: 1857
Specifications
- Period
- Alexander II
- Currency
- 1 ruble = 100 kopecks
- Issue type
- Circulation
- Mint mark
- Warsaw Mint
- Metal
- Silver
- Fineness
- 868
- Precious metal weight
- 3.594 g
- Diameter
- 22.0 mm
- Weight
- 4.14 g
- Shape
- Round
- Orientation
- Medal (↑↑)
Variants
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- WAR
- Warsaw Mint
Other items of the period
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2 kopecks (1860–1863)
Y# 4a.2
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3 kopecks (1849–1859)
C# 151
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3 kopecks (1850–1859)
C# 151
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3 kopecks (1859–1867)
Y# 5a.1
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3 kopecks (1860–1863)
Y# 5a.2
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5 kopecks (1832–1858)
C# 163
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5 kopecks (1849–1859)
C# 152
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5 kopecks (1850–1856)
C# 152
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5 kopecks (1858–1867)
Y# 6
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5 kopecks (1859–1860)
Y# 19
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5 kopecks (1860–1866)
Y# 19
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10 kopecks (1832–1858)
C# 164
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10 kopecks (1854–1855)
C# 164
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10 kopecks (1859–1860)
Y# 20
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10 kopecks (1860–1866)
Y# 20
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15 kopecks (1859–1866)
Y# 21
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20 kopecks (1832–1858)
C# 165
- 20 kopecks (1857)
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20 kopecks (1859–1860)
Y# 22
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20 kopecks (1860–1866)
Y# 22
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25 kopecks (1832–1858)
C# 166
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25 kopecks (1854–1857)
C# 166
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Poltina (1832–1858)
C# 167
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1 ruble (1832–1858)
C# 168
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5 rubles (1855–1858)
Y# A26
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