Coins of
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Russian: Россійская Имперія / Российская Империя (Rossiyskaya Imperiya) (Russian Empire)
Russian: Российская Федерация (Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) (Russian Federation)
100 kopeks (single: kopek) = 1 Russian ruble (plural: rubles) [RUB]
Languages on coins: Russian
Alphabets on coins: Cyrillic
Numerals on coins: Roman, Western Arabic
Calendars on coins: Gregorian
Russian: Российская Федерация (Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) (Russian Federation)
100 kopeks (single: kopek) = 1 Russian ruble (plural: rubles) [RUB]
Languages on coins: Russian
Alphabets on coins: Cyrillic
Numerals on coins: Roman, Western Arabic
Calendars on coins: Gregorian
Mint Marks
(Y)Ekaterinburg Mint (Екатеринбургский монетный двор), Ekaterinburg (RUS): "E.M." |
Moskovskiy monetnyy dvor Goznaka (Московский монетный двор Гознака), Moscow (RUS): "ММД" or "M" |
Leningradskiy monetnyy dvor (Ленинградский монетный двор), Leningrad (RUS): "Л" or "ЛМД"Note: In 1991 Leningrad was, by referendum, renamed to Saint Petersburg. Nonetheless a mark referring to Leningrad was used longer.
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Sankt-Peterburgskiy monetnyy dvor Goznaka (Санкт-Петербу́ргский моне́тный двор Гозна́ка), St. Petersburg (RUS): "СП МД" or "С-П" or "С.П.Б."
Note: from 1924-1995 (Soviet Union) the mint was renamed as Leningrad Mint and therefor used a different mint mark (until 1997)
Eventhough several types of coins bear the mint mark of Saint Petersburg (С.П.Б.), they were actually minted at Heaton's Mint of Rosenkranz Mint (also Saint Petersburg).
Varshavskiy monetnyy dvor (Варшавский монетный двор), Warsaw (RUS, nowadays POL): "B.M." |
Mint official Marks
Izhora (Kolpino)
Ekaterinburg
St. Petersburg
Nicholai Iossa (?), 1848-1877, "H I" |
Suzun Mint / Kolyvan copper
Designer Marks
National identification and other marks
Legend
Coats of arms
The coat of arms of Russia used from 1729-1853 consists of an escutcheon decorated with Saint George slaying a dragon, a classic Russian scene. On the coin the decoration is replaced with the year of emission. The escutcheon appears in front of a two-headed eagle, each head with a crown and holding a scepter in its right talon and a globus cruciger in its left talon. The whole is crowned as well.
The lesser coat of arms of the Russian Empire, used from 1883-1917, consists of a double-headed eagle with two crowns overheaded by a third crown. The crowns are connected by the ribbon of the Order of Saint Andrew. The eagle holds a golden scepter and a golden globus cruciger (orb with cross). On the chest an escutcheon shows St. George on his horse slaying a dragon. Around the escutcheon hangs the collar of the Order of Saint Andrew. On the wings of the eagle are the coats of arms of Astrakhan, Siberia, Georgia, Finland, Kiev-Vladimir-Novgorod, Taurica, Poland and Kazan.
Monograms
The monogram of Emperor Paul I (1796-1801) consists of the capital letter "П", which is cyrillic for the letter "P", the first letter of the first name of the Emperor. Underneath the letter there is the Roman numeral "I" (1), symbolizing him to be the first Russian Emperor bearing this first name. On top, the Great Imperial Crown of Russia.
The monogram of Emperor Nicholas II (1894-1917) consists of a stylized letter 'Н', which is cyrillic for the letter 'N', the first letter of the first name of the Emperor. Underneath the letter there is the Roman numeral 'II' (2), symbolizing him to be the second Russian Czar bearing this first name. On top, the great Imperial crown.
Currencies
Kopek and kopecks in Russian Cyrillic: "КОПЕЙКА", "КОПѢЙКИ", "КОПѢЕКЪ", "КОПЕЙКИ", "КОПЕЕК" and "КОП"Kopeck (plural: kopecks) is sometimes written as kopek, kopeck, copeck, or kopeyka. It equals a hundredth (1/100) of a ruble.
"КОПЕЙКА" is used as singular. When the number is 2, 3 or 4, then "КОПѢЙКИ" or "КОПЕЙКИ" were used. Before 1924 "КОПѢЕКЪ" is used for amounts of 5 or more. Since 1924, for amounts of 5 or more "КОПЕЕК" is used. "КОП" is an abbreviation of the word "КОПЕЕК". . The word kopek is derived from the diminutive of the Russian word for spear (kop'yo or копьё), named after the appearance of the horseman with spear on one side of the earliest coins. |
Ruble and rubles in Russian Cyrillic: "РУБЛЬ" and "РУБЛЕЙ"The ruble or rouble is national currency of the Russian Federation. The singular form is written in Cyrillic as 'рубль' or as 'РУБЛЬ', while the plural rubles or roubles is written as 'рубли' or 'РУБЛЕЙ'. In western scrypt the names are written as rubl and rubli, respectively.
The word ruble is derived from the verb 'to cut' in Russian (рубить, rubit), as it was a part of a silver ingrot (silver rod) and cut off. |