Russia ¼ kopek 1720 "Polushka"(Cyrillic numbers) 

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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
5544481
Area
Coins
Title
Russia ¼ kopek 1720 "Polushka"(Cyrillic numbers)
Country
Russia
Face value
0,0025 roebel (polushka)
Year
1720
Variety / overstrike
Cyrillische cijfers
Era
Russia - Empire (1700-1917)
Head of State
Peter I (the Great) of Russia (1682-1725)
Type
Coin
Designer
Series
Theme
Material
Copper (Cu)
Weight
1.02
Diameter
14
Thickness
Punch
Medal alignment
Shape
Round
Obverse
Polushka 1720 (1000, 700, 20)
Reverse
Edge
Plain
Privy mark
Mint mark
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
KM# 152.2
Catalogue number
Details
Production of polushkas as minted coins began in 1700 under Peter the Great, though more primitive hammered wire money polushkas had been produced for over 150 years before that. 1 polushka = 1/4 kopek = 0.0025 roebel.