正面: Crowned eagle in the clouds with the face value in two lines 5 𝄓 КОП (5 Kopeks). Divided date ↷ at top 17 56 until 17 61, mintmark ⤻ at bottom СПБ (Saint Petersburg).
背面: Crowned eagle in the clouds with the empress monogram E P (Elizabeth Petrovna), five stars ⤻ at bottom ★★★★★.