Kencis, with a whip in his hand and a 5 lats banknote under his arm, is featured in the centre of the coin. The following inscriptions and years are placed along the edge of the coin: 1 LATS, 2009, MERNIEKU LAIKI, 1879, and BRALI KAUDZITES.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
BRĀĻI KAUDZĪTES 1 LATS
1879 MĒRNIEKU LAIKI 2009
Reverse description
A wheel hub is in the centre of the coin, with the characters of the novel `Mernieku laiki` (`The Times of the Land-Surveyors`) placed around it and their respective names - PAVULS, SVAUKSTS, PIETUKA KRUSTINS, LIENA, OLINIETE, and PRATNIEKS - appearing along the edge of the coin.
