Description: A close-up portrait of Yakov Kukharenko (1799–1862), ataman of the Black Sea Cossack Army, in uniform with epaulets, a breast cross, and a back-mounted gun, set before a Cossack dwelling. Inscriptions frame the image: his name and dates on the left, "НАКАЗНОЙ АТАМАН ЧКВ" on the right. Below, a ribbon reads "ПРИДНЕСТРОВЬЕ - КРАЙ КАЗАЧИЙ" and centers the Army's emblem with the year "1787."
Inscription: ЯКОВ КУХАРЕНКО НАКАЗНОЙ АТАМАН ЧКВ
1799-1862
ПРИДНЕСТРОВЬЕ - КРАЙ КАЗАЧИЙ
Translation: YAKOV KUKHARENKO APPOINTED ATAMAN OF THE BLACK SEA COSSACK HOST
1799-1862
TRANSDNISTRIA - A COSSACK LAND