1 Grosz 1838, MW, larger central coat of arms, shorter eagle's tail

Coins-Tsarist Coins

Reverse
In the central part — text: GROSZ. Above the inscription — the numeral of the denomination 1. Below the inscription — the year of minting '1838'. In the left part of the reverse is a laurel branch, and in the right an oak branch. Below, the branches are tied together with a ribbon, the knot of which forms a bow.
Obverse
In the central part is depicted the State Emblem of the Russian Empire — a double-headed eagle, its heads crowned with two crowns, a third, larger crown above them. On the eagle's breast is the coat of arms of Moscow — a shield with St. George the Victorious on horseback, slaying a serpent with a long spear (the serpent's head is on the right). Around the shield is the chain of the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called. On the wings are depicted the titular coats of arms: on the right — Kazan, Astrakhan and Siberian; on the left — Polish, Taurican and Finnish. In its right talon the eagle holds a scepter, and in its left — an orb. Under the right talon — the letter 'W', under the left — the letter 'M'. The mintmark of the Warsaw Mint.