Obverse:
The coin background is divided into two parts, resembling the sun and moon, as symbol of time continuity, of the past and present. At the right the figure of the lion is depicted as visual symbol of the name of Moldovan currency – leu. At the left – part, the State coat of arms of the Republic of Moldova and the BNM logo. In the exergue, following the coin circumference, the inscription "25 DE ANI DE LA INTRODUCEREA MONEDEI NAȚIONALE" is engraved.