Helmeted bust of Emperor Alexander I, as the Slav god Rodomysl, with spear and ornate shield to left.
Obverse lettering
РОДОМЫСЛЪ ДЕВЯТАГОНАДЕСЯТЬ ВѢКА (Translation: Rodomysl of the Nineteenth Century)
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse description
The helmeted emperor holding sword and shield leaping on horseback to r. past column, behind him Victory crowning him with wreath, on r. female figure floating to r. and pointing way, on r. behind Minerva. Snake on ground on l.
Reverse lettering
ПЕРВЫЙ ШАГЪ АЛЕКСАНДРА ЗА ПРЕДѢЛЫ РОС. 1812. (Translation: Alexander's first step outside of Russia)