An antique 1878 Russian Empire Aleksander The Second Ruble Silver coin. The obverse features an inscription, Pure Silver 4 Gold 21 Shares, in a circle along the edge of the coin, divided at the top by a rosette, the coat of arms of the Russian Empire in the middle, in a circle of dots, below to the left and to the right of the eagles tail are the initials of the mintzmeister, NF, Nikolai Follendorf. The reverse features the crown of the Russian Empire at the top of the coin, below is the word, Coin, and below it is the denomination designation, Ruble, along them are two curly lines directed in different directions, below is the year of issue of the coin 1878 and below it the designation of the mint S.P.B. There is a laurel branch on the left along the edge of the coin, an oak branch, on the right, at the bottom the branches are connected and tied with a ribbon. Antique Russian Imperial Coins And Numismatic Collectibles.