Reverse In the central part of the coin's reverse is a square cartouche with four decorative scrolls on all sides. Inside the cartouche is text in four lines: NE NAM, NE NAM, A IMYANI TVOEMU. In the lower left corner of the cartouche, the abbreviation 'S•M•' is stamped, and in the right corner 'O•M'. Together they indicate the Saint Petersburg Mint and its mintmaster, Osip Meidzher.
Obverse In the central part is depicted a cross-shaped monogram, consisting of 4 letters 'P' crowned with imperial crowns and a Roman numeral 'I' in the center. Along the rim is the text: MONETA TSENA RUBL 1801, separated by four imperial crowns.