Elena Glinskaya
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Elena Vasilyevna Glinskaya was the grand princess consort of Moscow as the second wife of Vasili III of Russia, and de facto regent of Russia from 1533 until her death in 1538. She was the mother of t
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Kopeck
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The kopeck, also spelled kopek, is a coin or unit of currency used in Russia and some post-Soviet states. It is usually the smallest denomination within a currency system and is equal to 1⁄100 ruble.
Elena Glinskaya
…An armistice was signed in February 1537. In 1535, Glinskaya carried out a currency reform that introduced a unified monetary system in the state. The kopek was first introduced in this system, named as such because it depicted Saint George with a spear (Russian: копьё, romanized: kopyo). She also introduced…
1997 kopeyka (Russia)
1992 kopiyka (Ukraine)
Kopeck of Ivan IV of Russia