Poltina — Russian Empire (1741)
1 poltina = 50 kopecks
KM# 206
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Special facts
The poltina of 1741 with the portrait of Ivan Antonovich, struck at the Krasny and Saint Petersburg mints; the Petersburg coins have either a lettered or a reticulated edge.
About the period
The coins of Ivan VI are the coins of an infant emperor who reigned for little more than a year. After the coup of 1741 Elizabeth ordered the coins with his portrait to be withdrawn and melted down, so they are rare. More about the period “Ivan VI”, 1740 — 1741
Coins and banknotes of this year: 1741
Specifications
- Period
- Ivan VI
- Currency
- 1 ruble = 100 kopecks
- Issue type
- Circulation
- Metal
- Silver
- Fineness
- 802
- Precious metal weight
- 10.370 g
- Diameter
- 34.0 mm
- Weight
- 12.93 g
- Shape
- Round
- Orientation
- Medal (↑↑)
Variants
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| Year | Mint | Mintage | Price | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1741 | KRM | — | Estimate | KM# 206.1 | + ☆ |
| 1741 | SPB | 60,301 | Estimate | Inscription on edge. KM# 206.2 | + ☆ |
| 1741 | SPB | — | Estimate | Reticulated edge. KM# 206.2 | + ☆ |
- 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.
- KRM
- Krasny Mint
Other items of the period
-
Polushka (1741)
KM# 187
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Denga (1741)
KM# 188
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Grivennik (1741)
KM# 205
- Poltina (1741) KM# 206
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1 ruble (1741)
KM# 207
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