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3 Para 1 Dengi / 5 Kopecks Pattern
| Issuer | Imperial Russian Mint (Sadagura Mint) |
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| Year | 1771 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Arabic numerals |
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| Reverse description | Central device features the Imperial Russian double-headed eagle displayed, with both heads facing outward and surmounted by a single Imperial crown above. The eagle's wings are spread, and each talon grasps an oval shield: the dexter shield bearing a crescent and the sinister shield bearing a star or similar charge, referencing the Danubian territories. A horizontal ruled line divides the eagle from the lower exergue, which contains the Cyrillic inscription '5 КОПѢЕКЪ' (5 Kopecks) with the mintmark 'S' for Sadagura directly below. The border is defined by a neat dentilated rim consistent with the obverse. |
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The Sadagura Mint operated for barely two years, established in 1771 in what is now western Ukraine to supply coinage for Russian-occupied Moldavia and Wallachia during the Russo-Turkish War. The intent was a localized copper currency that would function in the occupied Danubian principalities without disrupting the main Russian monetary system — a field expedient with serious monetary ambitions behind it.
This piece is a pattern, never approved for circulation. The dual denomination — paras on one face, kopecks on the other — reflects the genuine administrative puzzle of bridging Ottoman and Russian monetary conventions in occupied territory. Sadagura closed in 1773 when Russian forces withdrew following the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca negotiations.