[In Russian]: BY THE GRACE OF GOD ELIZABETH I EMPRESS AND ALL-RUSSIAN AUTOCRAT: Half-length portrait of Elizabeth I of Russia, crowned and dressed in bejeweled court gown, r.
PETRVS.ALEXII.FIL.D.G.RVSS.IMP.M.DVX MOSCOVIAE [PETER ALEXEEVICH BY THE GRACE OF GOD RUSSIAN EMPEROR AND GRAND DUKE OF MOSCOW]: Bust of Peter I, laureated, cuirassed, and draped, r.
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haeC fortIa MoenIa conDIt/in ex: PETRIBVRGI . PORTVS . /ET NAVALE . [ [He] builds strong walls//PETERBURG'S HARBOR/AND SHIPYARD]: Minerva and Mercury , seated on cloud, hold a medallion with portrait of Peter I labeled "CZAR . PET . ALEXII . F"; Minerva holds a model of Kronschlott; owl, spear, and shield are at her feet. Beneath, an aerial view of fortress at the river bank labeled "S. PETERSBVRG"; buildings visible in distant background
[In Russian] ADMIRAL OF HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY FY[ODOR]. MA[TVEYEVICH]. APRAKSIN/1708: Bust of Apraksin, cuirassed and draped, r.
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[In Russian] HE WHO GUARDS THIS DOES NOT SLEEP, BETTER DEATH THAN DISLOYALTY/in ex: 1708: Four ships sailing; in background on r., infantry fighting on seashore; above, center: laurel wreath held by two hands emerging from clouds
[In Russian]: PYOTR . A . BY THE GRACE OF GOD IMPER : AND [ABSOLUTE MONARCH]: OF ALL RUSSIA: Bust of Peter I, laureated, cuirassed, and draped, r.
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[In Russian]: THE UNPRECEDENTED BECOMES REALITY/1703: Naval battle scene with hand emerging from a cloud above, holding laurel branches and royal crown suspended from bands
[In Russian] COUNT A. GR. ORLOV, CONQUEROR AND DESTROYER OF THE TURKISH FLEET: Uniformed facing half-length portrait of Orlov wearing plumed helmet with doulbe eagle egret and holding periscope in l. hand
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[In Russian] RUSSIA SHALL INDEED REJOYCE AND CELEBRATE/ in ex: CHESMA 24 AND 26 JUNE 1770/ TO THE VICTOR WITH GRATITUDE/FROM THE COLLEGE OF ADMIRALTY: Map depicting strategic locations of Russian and Turkish fleets before the battle of Chesme
[In Russian]: EMPEROR ALEXANDER II ALL-RUSSIAN AUTOCRAT/17 APRIL/1818./19 FEBRUARY/1855./1 MARCH 1881.: Nude bust of Alexander II, r.; above, radiant all-seeing eye with olive branch below
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[In Russian]: MAY HIS NAME BE BLESSED ETERNALLY: Female personification of Russia kneeling upon pedestal and placing laurel wreath on emperor's casket; beneath pedestal, at r., three laurel wreaths; in background, mourning angel leaning against shield with imperial coat of arms; below, at center are books, scrolls with handging seals and laurel and oak wreath intertwined with broken chains [both scrolls and broken chains allude to the liberation of serfs in 1861]
ALEXIVS MICHAELIS FILIVS D.G. TZAR ET MAGNVS DVX TOTIVS RUSSIAE (ALEXII MIKHAILOVICH, CZAR AND GRAND DUKE OF ALL RUSSIA, BESTOWED UPON HIM BY GRACE OF GOD): half-length portraits of Czar Alexii Mikhailovich and Czarine Natalia Kirillovna wearing rich attire r.; crowned Czar holds orb and scepter.
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SPES MAGNA FVTVRI//PETRUS ALEXII FILIUS/NATUS 30 MAII/MDCLXXII (in ex.)(GREAT HOPE FOR THE FUTURE//PETR ALEXIEVITCH/BORN 30 MAY/MDCLXXII): Winged angel seated on clouds, holding infant Peter towards crowned female figure embodying Russia; shield with Russian coat or arms at right.