Crowned double-headed eagle, initials divided below. Underneath: Crowned monogram of Ekaterina II. Ten dots.
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
Е М
ПЯТЬ ∙ КОПѢЕКЪ
Underneath:
E II
• • • • •
• • • • • (Translation: E M Five Kopeks Underneath: E II)
Reverse description
Crowned monogram of Ekaterina II divides date within wreath. Underneath: remains of 10 kopeks: denomination; year.
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
17 93
I E II
Underneath:
10
ДЕСЯТЬ
КОПѢЕКЪ
1796 (Translation: 17 93 I E II (Ekaterina II) Underneath: 10 TEN KOPEKS 1796)
Edge
Reticulated or slant-reeded
Mint
Krasny Mint (Red Mint), Moscow,Russia Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date) EM Ekaterinburg Mint(Екатеринбургский монетный двор), Russia АМ Anninsky Mint (Аннинский монетный двор), Russia (1789-1798)