Coins 1712 year of issue

1712 is characterized by relative stability in the monetary system of Russia. Coins of all denominations for common circulation during this period were minted in accordance with government requests.
Money market
During the reign of Peter the Great, commodity-money relations were secured by coins from traditional raw materials: gold, silver, copper.
Silver coins:
- Ruble (historians single out coins with dots and without dots in the date; the buckle on the raincoat in the portrait may be absent in some copies);
- Poltina (the date is located under the eagle, as a rule; in some copies, before the power; fifty-five times were produced with or without a buckle on the raincoat in the portrait);
- Altyn (the inscription was obligatory: “алты/нъникъ”; the eagle's tail is characteristic).
Golden coins:
- chervonets or chervonny (had the weight of a ducat; exclusively for settlements with foreign countries; besides, it was used as a reward for heroes of the people; the double chervonny was in demand on the market).
Copper coins:
- kopeck;
- dengue;
- polushk.
Attractive "unchecked"
The peculiarity of the work of the Mint in 1712 is that the moment silver was minted somewhat less than before, due to the expensive starting material. However, it is precisely due to the limited release of the present-day silver coins of 1712 that have increased the interest of coin collectors and historians.