Coin sample 1859 minted from silver 500 sample. The obverse and reverse sides have a protruding around the circumference of the rim 98 with inward-facing teeth. GURT coin is composed of a plurality of vertical notches.
The obverse of the coin in the Central part of the depiction of the Small State Emblem
of the Russian Empire of the sample of 1856. The coat of arms double-headed eagle crowned with two Imperial crowns, above is the same crown, but a larger size is associated with lower crowns waving a tape of Andrew's order. Right Talon the eagle holds a scepter, the left - power. Placed on the breast the Moscow coat of arms: St. George on horseback slaying a serpentine dragon with wings.
Moscow coat of arms surrounded by chain of the order of Saint Apostle Andrey Pervozvannogo. Lifted up on the wings of an eagle located the coats of arms of the eight kingdoms (four on each wing). On the left the arms of the kingdoms: Kazan, Polish, Tauric Chersonesos, and United in one the coats of arms of the Grand principalities of Kiev, Vladimir and Novgorod. On the right the arms of kings: Astrakhan, Siberia, Moscow and the Grand Duchy of Finland. The tail of a stylized eagle made. To the left of the tail - the letter "Э" the right - letter "Б"(initials of mintmaster mint).
On the coin reverse in the center of the specified face value: the figure "5" under it the word "КОПЕЕК" Left and right of the figures there are two stars on top of the Imperial crown. Under the denomination of ornaments in the form of two stylized lines, between which outlet. Below the year of issue "1912", again below the letters "С.П.Б." meaning "Saint Petersburg". The edges of the coin features a wreath of two branches connected at the bottom with tape.
Varieties of silver coins 5 cents of the sample of 1859:
Small eagle (sample - 868, weight 1.04 g, cattle - dotted line): 1859-1860 (SPB FB);
1859 (St. PETERSBURG);
Great eagle (sample - 750, weight 1.02 g, cattle - dotted line): 1860 (SPB FB);
Eagle less different pattern of tail: Proba - 750, weight 1.02 g, cattle - dotted line: 1860-1861 (SPB FB);
1861-1862 (SPB MI);
1863 (SPB AB);
1864-1866 (SPB NF);
1866 (SPB HI);
Sample - 500, weight - 0.9 grams, edge - reeded: 1867-1878 (SPB HI);
1877-1882 (SPB NF);
1883 (SPB DS);
1883-1893, 1897-1899 (SPB AG);
1899, 1906, 1908-1913 (SPB, DL);
1900-1901 (SPB FZ);
1901-1905 (SPB AR);
1913-1914 (SPB SU);
1915 (sun, without SPB).