Altyn

Altyn (Russian алты́н, also алты́нник, altynnik) is a historical Russian currency (symbol: ). The name in Tatar is altın (алтын) meaning "gold", and altı (алты) meaning "six", since it was worth 6 dengi, equivalent to three kopeck silver, then copper, a small value coin, or 180–206 copper puls.

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