The coin has the shape of a linden leaf, and its obverse features a leaf venation pattern. The inscription `5 euro` is placed slantwise in a semicircle in the middle to the left of the line joining the base with the tip of the leaf, the year 2020 – at the bottom, but the inscription `Latvija` – in the middle to the right of the line.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
2020
5 euro
Latvija
Reverse description
The network of Riga streets symbolically depicts the leaf venation.