Siberian Coins

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The coins were put into circulation at the very beginning of the reign of Empress Catherine II. A lot of ore was found at the Kolyvan deposit. Silver and gold were mined from this ore, and copper, which was obtained as a by-product after smelting, was decided to be used for minting copper coins.

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Officially, the territory of circulation was limited only to the territory of the Siberian province, but today coins are found in the ground both in the Trans-Urals and in the Urals, and in a decent amount.

Minting began in 1766. The coin was in circulation until Kamchatka, and was not recognized in the European part of Russia.

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редкие монетки

да у нас частенько попадаются. Вот есть у меня сибирский гривенник 1766 года с гуртовой надписью, вот это раритет. А всего сибирских монет разного номинала - около 30 штук точно есть.