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kopeck

currency

Also known as: kopek

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relation to ruble

In ruble
…ruble is divided into 100 kopecks. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation has the exclusive authority to issue banknotes and coins in Russia. Notes are issued in denominations ranging from 5 to 5,000 rubles. The obverse of the banknotes is adorned with images of structures and monuments, including a…
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use in Russia and U.S.S.R.

In coin: Russia and the Balkans
…to consist of small silver kopecks and their halves (dengi) of Mongolian derivation. Ivan IV (1547–84) standardized the types of the dengi as “Tsar and Grand Prince of All Russia,” showing a uniform design of a mounted lancer. From the 15th to the 17th century unstable social and economic conditions…
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