The obverse of the coins features a stylised Vytis, surrounded by the inscription LIETUVA (Lithuania), denomination (50 litas), year of issue (2012), and the mintmark of the Lithuanian Mint.
The reverse of the coin features a stylised portrait of Maironis, a fragment from one of his poems, a facsimile of his signature and the number 150, which signifies his birth anniversary.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
DRĄSIAI
AUKŠTAI
IŠKILS
BALSAI
IŠAUŠ KITA
GADYNĖ
UŽGIMS
DARBAI
NUŠVIS
LAIKAI
ATGIMS
JAUNA
TĖVYNĖ
Maironis
150
Edge
Lettered
Mint
(LMK) Lithuanian Mint (Lietuvos Monetu Kalykla), Vilnius, Lithuania (1990-date)