20 kopecks — Russian Empire (1778–1781)

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Special facts

A Saint Petersburg 20-kopek piece of 1778–1781: on coins of 1778 and 1781 the title is shortened either to “ВСЕРОС” or to “ВСЕРОСС”.

About the period

The coins of Catherine II come from the longest reign of the 18th century and form the most recognisable set: heavy copper 5 kopecks, silver and gold with the empress's portrait, and a separate Siberian coinage. More about the period “Catherine II”, 1762 — 1796

Coins and banknotes of these years: 1778, 1779, 1781

Other items of the period

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• 10 kopecks (1763–1781) C# 6
  Siberian coin
• Grivennik (1764–1766) C# 61
• Grivennik (1764–1776) C# 61a.2, C# 61a.3
• Grivennik (1777–1782) C# 61
• Grivennik (1783–1796) C# 61
• 15 kopecks (1764–1766) C# 62
• 15 kopecks (1767–1775) C# 62
• 15 kopecks (1778–1782) C# 62
• 15 kopecks (1783–1794) C# 62
• 20 kopecks (1764–1765) C# 63
• 20 kopecks (1766–1776) C# 63a.1, C# 63a.2
• 20 kopecks (1778–1781) C# 63
• 20 kopecks (1783–1793) C# 63
• Polupoltinnik (1764–1766) C# 65
• Polupoltinnik (1767–1775) C# 65
• Polupoltinnik (1779–1781) C# 65
• Polupoltinnik (1783–1796) C# 65
• Poltina (1762–1763) C# 66
• Poltina (1764–1765) C# 66
• Poltina (1766–1776) C# 66
• Poltina (1777–1779) C# 66
• Poltina (1785–1796) C# 66
• 1 ruble (1762–1763) C# 67
• 1 ruble (1764–1765) C# 67