The mint trade marks depicted on the coins: Saint-Petersburg Mint: СП МД or С-П; Moscow Mint: ММД or М
The coin is disc-shaped, white in color and has ledges along the rim on both sides – obverse and reverse. The material of the coin has ferromagnetic characteristics.
The obverse:
- in the center – the relief image of Saint George the Warrior on horseback killing a serpent with a spear; - to the right below, under the front hoof of the horse - the Cyrillic letters M (Moscow) or C-II (Saint Petersburg), indicating the mint-producer; - above from the left to the right – the inscription along the rim: "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA) divided by the figure of Saint George the Warrior; - below under the figure of the serpent – the year of mintage.
The reverse:
- in the center, a little to the right – the denomination of the coin: the figure 1, under it – the word "КОПЕЙКА" (KOPECK) written horizontal; - at the bottom of the disc – the stylized vegetable ornament in form of two branches;