In 1704 Peter the Great introduced the first regular minting of this currency in silver
... Peter the Great introduced the Rouble of 100 Kopeks (the first ... 
of roubles in banknotes without minting coins to back them up with,... [DOC] [TLE] from Russia with love:  2010 [PAR] But first the independent Great Russian lands had to be annexed or subdued and 
.... guard regiments promptly followed Peter, but in the rest of the regular army 
there ... who later worked for the Tsar's workshops and invented a cutting-edge 
lathe.