Russia - 1809

5 Kopeks

Obverse - Russia - 5 Kopeks - 1809 Reverse - Russia - 5 Kopeks - 1809
Obverse - The double-headed eagle of Imperial Russia.
Legend, A series of rings surrounding the eagles.
Reverse -

Within the same distinctive rings as the obverse the following:

  5 Kopeks (in Cyrillic) and under a line, 1809 and the mintmark EM
Size, 42 mm.
 
A nice, heavy coin made of copper, though not nearly as nice as the 1804 piece also onsite. The edge is reeded in a herringbone pattern.