The Belgian lion is seated with its paw above a stele bearing the inscriptions BELGISCHE GRONDWET - CONSTITUTION BELGE. The inscriptions BELGIE - BELGIQUE - BELGIEN run along the top edge of the coin. Below the lion, the inscriptions 121/2 EURO - QP
On the top left of the coin, a portrait of King Philippe in uniform facing left. On the right-hand side of the coin, the monogram FP surmounted by a crown, and the year 2015. Below the portrait, the first name PHILIPPVS.