The obverse of the coin depicts an interesting portrait of the stylized face of Runeberg.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
2004 SUOMI FINLAND
10 €
J.L. RUNEBERG 1804 - 1877
K
Reverse description
The reverse shows a sample font from 1831 Helsingfors Tidningar - a Swedish language newspaper - since Runeberg wrote most of his works in Swedish, which represents his versatile literary talent.