`Government of Pakistan` written above in Urdu, crescent and star in centre with 50 on left and `Rupee` on the right written in Urdu, with the year of the 50th anniversary of the founding of Pakistan written below, above a wreath.
Obverse script
Urdu
Obverse lettering
حکومت پاکستان
50 روپیہ
1997 (Translation: Government of Pakistan 50 Rupee 1997)
Reverse description
`Fifty Year Independence Celebration of Pakistan` written in Urdu above Minar-e- Pakistan with 1947-1997 written underneath.
Reverse script
Urdu
Reverse lettering
پچاس سالہ جشن آزادی پاکستان
1947 - 1997 (Translation: Fifty Year Independence Celebration of Pakistan 1947-1997)