Reverse In the central part is Saint Andrew the Apostle carrying a cross. Below him is a strip of ground. Around the image, facing inward, the text: M. NOVA TSENA DVA RUBLI 1718. The strip of ground divides the minting year (17-18). On the strip of ground, by the saint's right foot, the letter "L" is the mintmaster's mark of Johann Luvis LANG (Ivan LANG in Russian interpretation).
Obverse The center of the obverse is occupied by the right-facing profile of Peter I, crowned with a laurel wreath. Around the portrait, the text: TSAR • PETR • ALEKSIEVICH • V•R • SAMODERZHETS •