In the middle, part of Moldavian Bull`s Head (Capul de Bour) keeping an eight-pointed star beneath a crown. An the right, a heraldic rose and at the left the Coat of Arms of Moldova. At the top, the country name `REPUBLICA MOLDOVA`.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
REPUBLICA MOLDOVA
Reverse description
`5 LEI` in the middle, beneath, the year of issue, part of the Coat of Arms on the entire coin. At the top is the hologram switching between `R` and `M` (from `Republic of Moldova`). `BNM` three times at the top of `5`.