St. Petersburg, Russia/stpet606
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"Ministry of Finance
of the Russian Federation
supported by [the association] "Goznak.
St. Petersburg
Money Yard.
Founded in 1724."
During the reign of Peter the Great, the Russians established the Saint Petersburg Mint in 1724, which would centralize coinage in Russia and begin to produce different kinds of badges and medals used for decoration.
[Goznak is the "State Currency" association, which issues currency, certificates, bonds, credit cards, etc.]
