In ancient times Russ paper money not know.The equivalent of today's banknotes were in specie, and in different areas of the ancient country, they were different: they were unequal measures the weight and the nominal value.Antique Russian copper coin in polkopeyki was neither quaint nor particularly valuable.Notable it was only her name.
During the reign of the Golden Horde Russian principalities its banknotes were not issued, but the move was Tatar.After reducing the impact of Horde on Russian land in many places coins were minted by local authorities, and the names of these banknotes are often echoed with the place of their manufacture.So, these coins are known as Novgorodka, pskovka, tit and others.
nickels and sablyanitsy
Repeated attempts to centralize the huge uncontrolled money supply only succeed Elena Glinsky - the mother of Ivan the Terrible, who during his childhood in fact rule Muscovy.This imperious woman reformed monetary system of the state, unify it and put it in order.According produced unification old Russian copper coin in polkopeyki had two varieties.
- Novgorod money - old coins, also called Novgorodka or spear money.Issue payment unit in Novgorod, and named this ancient Russian copper coin in polkopeyki received from the image on the obverse of a rider with a spear.
- Moscow money produced by the Mint of Moscow principality.These ancient polkopeyki also called sablyanitsami because the image on the front side of a rider with a sword raised over his head.
These coins were in circulation at the same time, although assessed in different ways - one equals two Moskovka Novgorodka.
just a few centuries of existence of the monetary system have strengthened the use of such denominations of money: one hundredth ruble called penny.Also present in use old Russian copper coin in polkopeyki, the price of which was 1/200 ruble.
currency reform Peter
During the reign of Peter I the ancient Russian copper coin in polkopeyki maintained its value, and its name.At the same time, it established and its final name - money.Later, the coin was called "the donations," there were a also another name - "polkopeyki."Vintage polkopeyki sometimes changed its name from century to century, but remained the same denomination.In its value the coins were in circulation until 1917.
½ penny in the USSR
established Soviet power held its first public monetary reform in 1925.Face of ancient coins remained the same - ½ penny.It was produced with the same weight and had the same diameter as her "sister" pre-revolutionary times.In August 1925 the Mint launched the first series of coins ½ penny.By October of coins in circulation was 160 thousand rubles.The bulk of the remaining half-copecks dates back to 1925, but it is known, and about the re-release of the money - in 1927 and 1928.
Farewell to coin
After the Second World War there was a need to re-reform the monetary system.In 1961, the Mint launched a trial release of the updated coins into ½ penny.A hitherto remained no more than ten pieces of copper currency denomination.After making such probes, it became clear that the mass production of their run is not worth it - turned out to be too high manufacturing cost of the unit of money.Therefore, the problem it was decided to round prices, and a coin into ½ penny to withdraw from circulation.
