Stylised drop of water with a terrestrial globe inside. Three stylised water waves below. Coat of arms of Romania to the right. Stylised water rings around.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
ROMANIA
50 LEI
2003
ANUL INTERNATIONAL AL APEI PURE (Translation: International year of pure water.)
Reverse description
Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) facing left, standing in water with reeds. To the left, dalmatian pelican swimming left. To the right, in the background, dalmatian pelican plunging right. Three stalks of bulrush (Typha) on either side of the inscription below.