In the upper part the year of issue `2005`, the inscription `ROMANIA` and the face value of `5 LEI`. In the lower part, there are the masks of Comedy and Tragedy, the symbols of the theatre.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
2005
ROMANIA
5 LEI
Reverse description
The bust of the actor Grigore Vasiliu-Birlic in a comedy role surrounded by the inscription `CENTENARUL NASTERII ACTORULUI GRIGORE VASILIU-BIRLIC`. The years `1905` and `2005` are placed left from the actor`s bust, one beneath the other.