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1704 Decimal currency
The decimal currency is a type of currency that is based on one basic unit and a sub-unit which is a power of 10, typically 100. Most modern currencies adhere to this pattern. Russia was the first country to introduce such a currency after decimalisation if its financial system in 1704, during the reign of Peter the Great, when Russian ruble was made equal to 100 kopecks.

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