Para / 3 Dengi Pattern

1771 year


Copper	11.50 g	28 mm

Description

Issuer	Moldavia and Wallachia
Empress	Catherine II (1771-1796)
Type	Pattern
Year	1771
Value	1 Para = 3 Dengi (0.01)
Currency	Para (1771-1774)
Composition	Copper
Weight	11.50 g
Diameter	28 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Updated	2024-10-06

References

Numista	N#89299
Rarity index	90%

Reverse

Double-headed eagle with coats of arms of Moldavia and Wallachia. Value.

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
МОЛД ∙ ПАРА ПОЛО∙
S

Translation: Moldavo-Wallachian Para

Edge

Patterned

Comment

Coinage was produced during the Russian-Turkish war in 1771-1774, by order of the Russian government on Sadogursky private mint on the territory of modern Romania. Double denomination (in Russian and local currency) contributed to establishing the correct equivalents in the calculation with the local population in the procurement, mainly of food and fodder.

There are 4 known varieties exists:
- Big letters of reverse and wide digits of year Bit#1265;
- Big letters of reverse and tight digits of year Bit#1266;
- Small letters of reverse and tight or wide digits of year Bit#1267.

Interesting fact

The Pattern Para / 3 Dengi (Pattern) 1771 coin was minted during a time of great change and political upheaval in the region. The coin was issued by the Prince of Moldavia and Wallachia, Grigore III Ghica, who was attempting to modernize and centralize the government. The coin was part of a series of reforms aimed at standardizing the currency and promoting trade. Despite these efforts, the coin was not widely accepted and did not circulate for long, making it a rare and valuable collector's item today.