in the foreground - the face value "1 LEU"; at the bottom - the year of issue; on the background of the coin - elements of the Coat of Arms of the Republic of Moldova; at the top, in the exergue - the monogram with capital letters "R" and "M" (the acronym of the country’s name “Republica Moldova”) in latent image (hidden images, which are alternately visible by tilting the reverse side of the coin left and right); on the surface of the digit of the coin a security feature is applied – the micro-engraving with the inscription “BNM”.