kopek

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Russian копе́йка (kopéjka), from копьё (kopʹjó, “spear”) (from the image of a rider with a spear on the coins minted by Moscow after the capture of Novgorod in 1478). Doublet of kopeika, kopiyka, and kapeek.

1. A Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble.

   “The Central Bank discontinued minting kopeks gradually. In 2012, the regulatory body stopped minting one-kopek and five-kopek coins. In 2018, the Central Bank stopped minting kopeks completely and now mints only ruble coins.”

2. A kopiyka: a Ukrainian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a hryvnia.
3. A kapiejka: a Belarusian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble (rubel).