Obverse: depicted the last emperor of the Russian Empire Nicholas II, who ruled the Russian Empire from 1894 to 1917, around the Emperor inscription "Б.М. НИКОЛАЙ II ИМПЕРАТОРЪ И САМОДЕРЖЕЦЪ ВСЕРОСС" (eng. By God's grace Nikolai II 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 "7 РУБЛЕЙ 50 КОПѢЕКЪ 1897 Г." (eng. 7 rubles 50 kopecks 1897 y.).
Edge: the inscription "ЧИСТАГО ЗОЛОТА 1 ЗОЛОТНИКЪ 34,68 ДОЛЕЙ (А • Г)" (eng. pure gold 1 zolotnik 34.68 parts AG). The letters А • Г represent the initials of the mint master Apollon Grasgof.
