kopeck
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The kopeck is a subunit of the Russian ruble, with 100 kopecks making up one ruble. This currency has a long history, with early Russian coins showing Byzantine influence. The staple coinage later consisted of small silver kopecks and their halves, known as dengi.123
The kopeck, also spelled copeck, has been in use since at least 1669. Reforms in the 17th century, particularly under Peter the Great, reorganized the currency, with billon kopecks appearing alongside silver rubles and copper fractions. The silver ruble, worth 100 kopecks, remained the monetary basis until a change to gold in 1897.13
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