Russian Denga
OriginRussia
First Minted1500
MaterialSilver/Copper
TypeCoin
About Russian Denga
A small Russian coin worth half a kopek. The word denga is the origin of the English word money through the Russian word dengi meaning money. The silver denga of medieval Russia was a tiny wire coin. Copper dengi were introduced by Peter the Great. The polushka was worth a quarter kopek or half a denga. The denga represents the small change of medieval and imperial Russia.
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