Reverse The central part features the denomination in two lines: POLUSHKA. Below it, the year of mintage is indicated in Old Slavonic: 1711. The central image is surrounded by a linear circle. Around the circumference near the rim runs the text: ВСЕѦ РWССIИ САМОДЕРЖЕЦЪ (All Russia Autocrat). The coin's rim is made of dots.
Obverse The center of the obverse is occupied by the coat of arms of the Russian Empire — a double-headed eagle. Both heads of the eagle bear crowns, and a third, larger crown is placed between them. In its right talon, the eagle holds a scepter, and in its left, an orb. Around the eagle is the inscription: ЦРЬ ПЕТРЬ АЛЕѯIЕВИЧЪ (Tsar Peter Alexeevich). The rim consists of dots.