Depicts the lesser coat of arms of the Russian Empire with mintmark below in a circle, surrounded by the fine weight: "Pure silver 2 zolotniks 10 1/2 parts".

The lesser coat of arms included a two-headed state eagle crowned with two imperial crowns, over which the same third crown, enlarged. The state eagle held a scepter and globus cruciger. On the chest of the eagle there was an escutcheon with the arms of Moscow, depicting Saint George, mounted and defeating the dragon, with the addition of the collar of the Order of Saint Andrew around the escutcheon of St. George, and the arms of Astrakhan, Siberia, Georgia, Finland, Kiev-Vladimir-Novgorod, Taurica, Poland and Kazan on the wings (seen clockwise).

A zolotnik was a small Russian unit of weight, equal to 0.1505 avoirdupois ounces, or 4.2658 grams. Used from the 10th to 20th centuries, its name is derived from the Russian word zoloto, meaning gold. As a unit, the zolotnik was the standard for silver manufacture, much as the troy ounce is currently used for gold and other precious metals. This unit was originally based on a coin of the same name. The zolotnik circulated in the Kievan Rus until the 11th century; it was equal in weight to the Byzantine Empire's solidus.

Variations for the Warsaw Mint:
1843, 1844: eagle's tail straight or curved

Mint master marks:
НГ — Nikolai Grachev
АЧ — Alexei Chadov
КБ — Constantine Butenev
ПА — Pavel Alexeev
HI — Nikolai Iossa
ФБ — Fedor Blum

Mint mark:
MW — Warsaw Mint

Denomination COIN RUBLE in the center, date and the mint mark below. Wreath of laurel (victory) and oak (strength) around. Russian imperial crowns on the top.

There were several variations of the reverse:
1. 1839: crown wide or narrow
2. 1847: wreath branches with 6 or 7 buds
3. 1853: crown small or big

For the Warsaw Mint:
1843: bow small or large

Mint mark: С.П.Б. — Saint Petersburg Mint

Silver • Fineness 83 1/3 2 zolotniks • 41 7/25 parts