National emblem of the PRC, the title of PRC and the year date.
Obverse script
Chinese
Obverse lettering
中 华 人 民 共 和 国
2024
Reverse description
Penguins, the polar icebreaker Xuelong, with part of the South Pole map marked with five China’s Antarctic research stations and a fixed-wing aircraft in the background, the words “The 40th Anniversary of China’s Polar Scientific Expedition” in Chinese and the face value.