In 1926 this was sometimes USSR, and sometimes both abbreviations were put on stamps.Īnd, why is Russia called Russia? Well, in the early Middle Ages North-Swedish salesmen travelled through the eastern part of Europe to the Black Sea, and caused some descendants here and there. It looks real, doesn't it? Never buy valuable coins from someone you don't fully trust.Already from the first stamp issues in 1923 of what we for convenience call Russia, the Soviet Union, we regularly find the letters CCCP on the issues. The image here shows a fake 1958 5 kopeks. With some very high value coins, especially those dated 1958, you can bet that fakes abound. High value coins are listed with an approximate catalog value for well preserved condition.ĥ KOPEKS 1990M: $400 (must have M mint mark)ġ0 KOPEKS 1990M: $400 (must have M mint mark)Ģ0 KOPEKS 1991: $500 (must no have M mint mark)ĥ0 KOPEKS 1986: $100 (must have date on edge of coin)ĥ0 KOPEKS 1989: $25 (must have date on edge of coin) LOW VALUE COINS (applies to all denominations, 1 through 50 kopeks) Beware of counterfeits of HIGH VALUE coins (see below). If your coin does not appear in the HIGH VALUE list below, it is a low value coin with approximately these catalog values. The values below first address all the common, low value coins as one group, then call out the high value coins individually. But some carry decent numismatic (coin collector) value.
Most of these coins are worth small amounts. The metallic composition of these kopeks changes with denomination and year:ġ0 KOPEKS 1961 TO 1991: copper-nickel-zincġ5 KOPEKS 1961 TO 1991: copper-nickel-zincĢ0 KOPEKS 1961 TO 1991: copper-nickel-zincĥ0 KOPEKS 1961 TO 1991: copper-nickel-zinc Other coins with similar patters were minted before, during, and after this time period, but this page applies only to coins that look like the pictured 20 kopek example. Lettering aside, coins that look like our picture were minted in Russia between 19. Likewise, CCCP really stands for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSR, what we often call the Soviet Union. But it doesn't quite work, does it? The Russian word kopek, a monetary denomination, ends up as KONEEK or KOHEEK or any number of similar 'almost but not quite' interpretations. The modern Russian alphabet with Cyrillic script looks enough like Latin letters that most westerners try to do transliteration.
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