Alexandrov
Obverse
on the disc - the emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, under it - the semicircular inscription "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots, below: to the left - indications of the metal sign and fineness, to the right - the fine metal content. The inscriptions on the ring along the rim - on top: "ПЯТЬ РУБЛЕЙ" (FIVE RUBLES), below: to the left - indications of the metal sign and fineness, in the centre - year of issue: "2008 г." (2008), to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.
Reverse
on the disc - the Holy Gate with the Saint Theodor Stratilat Gate Church, in the background - couples of churches, crowns of trees, on the ring below - the inscription along the rim: "АЛЕКСАНДРОВ" (ALEXANDROV).
Authors
Artist and sculptor: E.I. Novikova.
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: The raised inscription "ЗОЛОТОЕ КОЛЬЦО РОССИИ" (THE GOLDEN RING OF RUSSIA) every word of which is divided from another one by the sector containing 200 corrugations.