Obverse: depicted the emperor of the Russian Empire Alexander III, who ruled the Russian Empire from 1881 to 1894, around the Emperor inscription "Б.М. АЛЕКСАНДРЪ III ИМПЕРАТОРЪ И САМОДЕРЖЕЦЪ ВСЕРОСС" (eng. By God's grace Alexander III Emperor and Autocrat of All Russia).
Reverse: the coat of arms of the Russian Empire - a crowned double-headed eagle in its nail with monarchic symbols, is depicted on the eagle's chest of St. George, and in the wings of the coat of arms, the denomination of the reverse and the year of the coin is minted in the bottom "5 РУБЛЕЙ" (eng. 5 roubles).
Edge: the inscription "ЧИСТАГО ЗОЛОТА 1 ЗОЛОТНИКЪ 34,68 ДОЛЕЙ" (eng. pure gold 1 zolotnik 34.68 parts).
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