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(Plural Grivenki.) A Russian base silver coin of the value of ten Kopecks, or the tenth part of a Ruble. They were struck at Novgorod, Pskof, Kiev, Novotorjok and other mints, the later issues being in copper. They were originally of an oblong or bar form, and about 1701 the circular shape was adopted. The majority of these coins have ten dots or globules on the reverse, indicative of their value.
- Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)