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 Emperor of All Russia).
Reverse: the coat of arms of the Russian Empire - a crowned double-headed eagle with monarchic symbols, is depicted on the eagle, 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 "10 РУБЛЕЙ" (eng. 10 rubles).
Edge: the inscription "1 ЗОЛОТНИК 78,24 ДОЛИ ЧИСТОГО ЗОЛОТА" (eng. pure gold 1 zolotnik 78,24 parts) also at the edge of each coin are minted letters АГ, ФЗ, АР or ЭБ which means initials of the master of mint АГ – Apollon Grasgof, ФЗ – Felix Zaleman, АР – Alexander Redko, and ЭБ – Elikum Babayants.
About the coin: tsarist Russian 10 roubles gold coin of Emperor Nicholas II. This coin is one of the most popular of the golden coin series that were minted from 1898 to 1911. This coin also features an AU 53 (NGC Certificate).
