The obverse of the coin bears the Coat of Arms of the Republic of Lithuania inside a shield against the background of a forest, encircled with the inscriptions LIETUVA (Lithuania), 2006, 50 LITŲ (50 litas) and the mintmark of the Lithuanian Mint.
The reverse has an image of the lynx from the Red Book of Lithuania is shown against a mirror background, with the inscriptions LŪŠIS (Lynx) and Lynx lynx around it.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
LŪŠIS
Lynx lynx (Translation: Lynx Lynx lynx)
Edge
On the edge of the coin: stylized footprints of a lynx
Mint
(LMK) Lithuanian Mint (Lietuvos Monetu Kalykla), Vilnius, Lithuania (1990-date)