kopek

Meaning

Noun

A Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble.
A kopiyka: a Ukrainian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a hryvnia.

Origin

From Russian копе́йка, from копьё (from the image of a rider with a spear on the coins minted by Moscow after the capture of Novgorod in 1478).

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