What is a dime? This banknote is a Russian coin in denominations of ten cents. The dime was minted from silver. This coin was used in monetary circulation during the time of tsarist Russia in the period from 1701 to 1917.
The first silver ten-coin coins
For the first time ten silver kopecks were made in 1701 in Moscow. The starting circulation then amounted to 30 thousand copies. In addition to dimes, in 1701 other metal money was made in denominations of half a hryvnia, fifty and twenty-five kopecks.
Coin history
Dime is how much silver? Russian money of the tsarist period with a denomination of ten kopecks had different weight and silver content depending on the year of manufacture. In 1718, a dime was minted, the mass of which was 2.84 grams. The obverse of the coin contained the coat of arms of Russia - a two-headed eagle with three crowns on top. On the reverse of the dime, the word “hryvnia” was knocked out, and the year of publication was indicated below - 1718. Ten points were located on top of the back side in two lines.
What is the dime of 1735? This year, ten silver kopecks were issued, which were called "Anna Ivanovna's dime". The mass of the coin was 2.59 grams. This dime was designed similarly to ten kopecks of 1718, with the exception of one feature. On the coin in 1735, the inscription "hryvnia" and the year of issue were separated by a double horizontal strip.
What is the dime of 1741? During the reign of Tsar John VI, a new one containing on the obverse the image of the emperor, a dime, was released. A cartouche was placed on the reverse of the coin. In 1747, under the Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, another updated dime was made and put into circulation. The obverse of the coin depicted the ruler herself, around the portrait of which was the inscription "B. M. ELISAVET. I. IMP: I SAMOD: VSEROS: ". The reverse of ten kopecks contained the name “hryvnya”, and the inscription of the year of issue was issued on the bottom - 1747. The upper part of the obverse included an image of the emperor’s crown, and on the sides were shoots of plants that converged below. The mass of such a coin was 2.42 grams.
The last dimes of the era of Tsarist Russia
What is the dime of 1797? In that year, new coins of the Emperor of All-Russian Paul I were issued. The weight of the dime was 2.93 grams, and the issue was carried out in the amount of 48 thousand and one copy. During the reign of the eldest son of Paul I, Alexander, a new ten kopecks were made. This happened in 1810. The weight of such a silver coin was 2.07 grams, and the circulation was 77 thousand 364 copies. During the reign of the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II, the last ten-copecks coins of Tsarist Russia were issued. The weight of the dime was 1.8 grams, and the circulation was 17.5 million copies.