Russia ¼ kopek - polushka 1721 

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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
6996587
Area
Coins
Title
Russia ¼ kopek - polushka 1721
Country
Russia
Face value
0,0025 roebel (polushka)
Year
1721
Variety / overstrike
Era
Russia - Empire (1700-1917)
Head of State
Peter I (the Great) of Russia (1682-1725)
Type
Coin
Designer
Unknown
Series
Theme
Birds, Eagles, Fauna (Animals)
Material
Copper (Cu)
Weight
1.02
Diameter
14
Thickness
0.9
Punch
Medal alignment
Shape
Round
Obverse
1721
Reverse
Edge
Plain
Privy mark
None
Mint mark
None (Moscow - Kadashevsky)
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.