The obverse of the coin depicts a scene of Latvian peasant children mastering the first reading skills. The lower part features an inscription LATS with a number 1 in the middle. The year 2010 is arranged above the inscription, to the right.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
2010
LA1TS
Reverse description
There is a reproduction of a rooster from the oldest known Latvian ABC book in the centre, an inscription ABC arranged in a semi-circle to the left and an inscription `Latviesu abece` in stylised gothic letters in a semi-circle to the right.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
ABC
Latviešu ābece
Edge
Inscriptions LATVIJAS BANKA (Bank of Latvia) and LATVIJAS
