Portrait of the Emperor Alexander III facing right.
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
Б.М. АЛЕКСАНДРЪ III ИМПЕРАТОРЪ И
САМОДЕРЖ.ВСЕРОСС.
Л.Ш.
КОРОНАВАНЪ ВЪ МОСКВѢ
1883 (Translation: By the grace of God Alexander III Emperor and Autocrat of All Russia L. Sh. Crowned in Moscow)