The picture of members of an expedition against the background of a mountain plateau, to the right — the dates «1879» «1880», at the top to the left — a mountain goat, to the right a yak, at the bottom to the left — the Przhevalsky`s horse and to the right — an antelope. The inscription along the rim: «1-я ТИБЕТСКАЯ ЭКСПЕДИЦИЯ» (THE 1ST TIBET EXPEDITION).
Reverse lettering
1-я ТИБЕТСКАЯ ЭКСПЕДИЦИЯ
1879 1880 (Translation: The 1st Tibet Expedition)