Symbolic graphics (violin and piano) and the facsimile of the composer`s signature on the left; on the right, Romania`s Coat of Arms and the face value `500 LEI`; above the inscription `ROMANIA` is engraved circularly and the year of issue `2003`.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
ROMANIA
2003
500 LEI
Reverse description
Portrait of the composer Ciprian Porumbescu; the years of birth and death `1853-1883` and the inscription `CIPRIAN PORUMBESCU`, separated by a musical adornment, are engraved circularly.
