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15 Kopecks - Nicholas II without mintmark
Features
| Issuer | Russian Empire  |
|---|---|
| Emperor | Nicholas ll (1894-1917) |
| Type | Standard Circulation Coin |
| Years | 1915-1917 |
| Value | 15 Kopecks (0.15) |
| Currency | Rouble (1700-1921) |
| Composition | Silver (.500) |
| Weight | 2.7 g |
| Diameter | 19.7 mm |
| Thickness | 1.3 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal Alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 90455 |
| References | Y# 21a.1, Y# 21a.3 |
Obverse
Crowned double-headed imperial eagle, ribbons on crown.
Ruler: Nicholas II (1894-1917).
Script: Cyrillic
Lettering: В С
Translation: V S
Reverse
Crown above value and date within wreath.
Script: Cyrillic
Lettering:
* 15 *
КОПѢЕКЪ
1915
Translation:
15
Kopecks
Edge
Milled
Mints
| Japan Mint (独立行政法人造幣局 / Dokuritsu Gyōsei Hōjin Zōheikyoku), Japan | |
| BC | Saint Petersburg/ Leningrad/ Petrograd, Russia (1724-date) |
Comments
The initials of mintmaster: ВС - Victor Smirnov.
Petrograd - the name of the city of St. Petersburg in 1914-1924.
| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 ВС | 59 333 333 | 81% | Y#21a.3; Petrograd Mint | ||||||||||
| 1916 | 96 666 000 | 9% | Y#21a.1; Osaka, Japan; without mintmaster initials | ||||||||||
| 1916 ВС | 96 773 333 | 26% | Y#21a.3; Petrograd Mint | ||||||||||
| 1917 ВС | 14 300 000 | 1.1% | Y#21a.3; Petrograd Mint | ||||||||||