3 Kopecks Occupation Coinage
1916 year| Iron | 8.7 g | 27.5 mm |
| Issuer | Ober Ost |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 1916 |
| Value | 3 Kopecks (0.03) |
| Currency | Ostrubel |
| Composition | Iron |
| Weight | 8.7 g |
| Diameter | 27.5 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-06 |
| Numista | N#7070 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 13% |
Reverse
Large Cyrillic denomination within a beaded Iron Cross design
Script: Cyrillic
Lettering:
3
КОПѢЙКИ
1916
Translation:
3
Kopecks
1916
Edge
Plain
Comment
This coin was issued during the First World War by the German military administration of the East, Ober Ost, which comprised the former Russian governorates of Courland, Grodno, Vilna, Kovno and Suwałki, corresponding to parts of modern-day Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Belarus.
Schön WM lists this coin under Litauen (Lithuania).
Because there exist large number of these "Occupation coins", fake and replica, here are photos of how a fake coin looks.
A common feature of fakes is examples being in incredibly high grades, and most all of them have awkward edges. Other common discrepancies are pictured below
