Coat of arms of the Russian Empire - the two-headed eagle in crowns, holding in its claws scepter and orb. On the eagle's breast shield with the image of George Gregory, and the wings are decorated with coats of arms of the provinces subject to the Russian Empire. Under the coat of arms of the inscription: "15 rubles" and the year of issue

Portrait of Emperor Nicholas II in profile, facing left face, the entire circumference of the relief inscription placed on the left "BM Nicholas II IMERATOR "right" and SAMODERZHETS Vseross. "

On the Edge a recessed inscription "Chistago gold spool 2 and 69.36 shares" and a sign in parentheses münzmeister (A • D) - Apollo Grashof (1883-1899 gg.) - Managing coin redistribution St. Petersburg Mint, where he struck all the circulation of this coin from 1897 to 1899 with the date unchanged - 1897