I am glad that my language can help some collectors in finding information.
"E.F. Cancrin's reform and new terminology.
In the early 40s of the XIX century, Finance Minister E. F. Kankrin carried out a monetary reform, as a result of which devalued banknotes gave way to full-fledged credit cards. Therefore, a copper coin of a new weight and type (16 rubles from a po#1086;d) equalized in price with silver. The monument to this was the inscription "in silver", which was placed for ten years after the denomination on all coins of the new series (from 1839 to 1848) from the half to the three-kopeck piece, which appeared then for the first time. The nickel was not minted in this series. But weight gain it was temporary. Since 1849, they switched to coinage of a new type (without the word "silver") in 5, 3, 2, 1, 1/2 and 1/4 kopecks for 32 rubles from a pound, and the face value of the last two coins is indicated by the words money (a new term!) and a polushka; and monograms are placed on them, as well as on a kopeck instead of the state coat of arms on other coins. The emperors are Nicholas I and Alexander II. (On the coins of the previous series, the monogram it was on all denominations)."
Thus, the money is 1/2 kopecks. The emergence of a new term is associated with the weight loss of copper coins. For reference, 1 pood = 16.38 kg
Edited by Slerk
02/15/2024 05:05 am
Posted 02/04/2024 9:22 pm
