From history it is known that the period of Russian rule by Tsar Nicholas II was marked by the fact that in 1907 the state minted coins of 900 gold, silver and copper. Moreover, a gold coin with a diameter of 18.5 millimeters in denominations of 5 rubles was produced in gold. Her weight was 4.3 grams. A total of 109 units of five-ruble coins were issued.
Silver coins had denominations of 1 ruble, 50, 20, 15, and 10 kopecks, and copper ones - 3, 2, and 1 kopecks. Silver rubles issued in the amount of a little more than forty thousand. The material of their manufacture was selected silver 900 samples.
The obverse (obverse) of a gold coin, silver ruble, and 50 kopecks was awarded the image of Nicholas the 2nd. The inscription stating the power of the Russian state was minted around the front side. And on the reverse side (reverse) there was a Russian coat of arms and there was an inscription indicating the dignity of the coin. The rest of the pennies on the obverse were decorated in the form of a coat of arms, and the denomination of the coins was indicated on the reverse. They were produced from silver breakdown 500. The number of coins, depending on the nominal value, ranged from 200,000 to 30 million pieces.
Copper coins were issued in huge quantities: 2500009, 7500009 and 20000009 units, which corresponded to the nominal value of 3, 2 and 1 kopecks. The “denezhek” weight ranged from 3.28 to 9.83 grams.
In the same year, 2 and 1 marks, 50 and 25 pennies were minted in Finland for Russia. The stamps were minted from silver, a breakdown of 868, and a penny - a breakdown of 750. Smaller copper coins were also produced - at 10, 5 and 1 penny. An interesting fact is that the silver emblem of Finland was struck on the front side of the silver coins. But the copper money on the obverse had an image with the monogram of Nicholas II. The reverse sides of the coins, where their face values were indicated, practically did not differ.
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