© Auktionen Frühwald
© Auktionen Frühwald
2 Kopeks - Ekaterina II
1787 year| Billon (.448 silver) | 0.8 g | 12 mm |
| Issuer | Taurida Governorate (Russia) |
|---|---|
| Empress | Catherine II (1783-1796) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 1787 |
| Value | 2 Kopecks (2 Копейки) (0.02) |
| Currency | Rouble (1700-1917) |
| Composition | Billon (.448 silver) |
| Weight | 0.8 g |
| Diameter | 12 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-07 |
| Numista | N#96230 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Value; 2 dots.
Script: Cyrillic
Lettering:
2
Т.М
Edge
Diagonal reeding
Interesting fact
The 2 Kopeks coin from Taurida Governorate (Russia) made of Billon (.448 silver) weighing 0.8 g is interesting because it was issued during the reign of Catherine the Great, who was the Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She was known for her many reforms and her patronage of the arts, and this coin is a tangible representation of her influence on Russian history.