15 rubles — Russian Empire (1897)
Y# 65
Special facts
The imperial of 1897 with a face value of 15 roubles, the former 10 roubles revalued by the reform; 11.9 million coins, with a narrow or a wide rim.
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
Coins and banknotes of this year: 1897
Specifications
- Period
- Nicholas II
- Currency
- 1 ruble = 100 kopecks
- Issue type
- Circulation
- Metal
- Gold
- Fineness
- 900
- Precious metal weight
- 11.610 g
- Diameter
- 24.6 mm
- Weight
- 12.9 g
- Shape
- Round
- Edge
- Lettered — "ЧИСТАГО ЗОЛОТА 2 ЗОЛОТНИКА 69.36 ДОЛЕЙ (А•Г)"
- Orientation
- Medal (↑↑)
Variants
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| Year | Mint | Mintage | Price | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | SPB | — | Estimate | Narrow rim, АГ. Y# 65.2 | + ☆ |
| 1897 | SPB | 11,900,033 | Estimate | Wide rim, АГ. Y# 65.1 | + ☆ |
- 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…
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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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