The obverse of the coin features the Coat of Arms of the Republic of Lithuania inside a shield with ribbons waving symmetrically down on both sides of it.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
LIETUVA
LMK
50 LITŲ
Reverse description
The reverse of the coin displays the sculpture by the sculptor Stanislovas Kuzma “Pieta”, a memorial to the defenders of freedom of Lithuania.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
1991 •
SAUSIO TRYLIKTOJI • 1996 (Translation: 13th of January 1991)
Edge
Lettered
Mint
LMK Lithuanian Mint (Lietuvos Monetu Kalykla), Vilnius, Lithuania (1990-date)