Article is devoted to studying of stage-by-stage penetration of coins in Russia, introduction of own monetary units, with the image of symbolics of the Russian State and reflection of all of ideas, concepts of images and inscriptions, names and the dates, meeting on coins. The historical role of monetary reforms of the Russian State is shown: from the first centralized reform of 1535, the presented Russia silver kopek, the monetary Petrovsky reform which has established official tests for silver and gold coins, before emergence of the first paper money and bank notes. Active modernization of monetary reforms of the Russian Empire and modern Russia is considered.
