Name of the country in vertical, year of issue and face value; the gold plated parts have been engraved with the great and the small Coats of arms of Malta.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
A.D. 2000
REPUBBLIKA TA` MALTA
Lm5
Reverse description
Map of Malta above stylized sea waves; the gold plated parts represent ancient coins from the Roman era.