The coat-of-arms of Romania and the portrait of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza; below the coat-of-arms, the face value of the coin - 500 LEI and underneath the year of issue - 2009; on the outer ring, the circular inscriptions `ROMANIA` in the upper part and `ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA` in the lower part.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
ROMANIA
500 LEI
2009
ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA
Reverse description
The coats-of-arms of Moldavia and Wallachia inside oval shields, united under one crown, the symbol of the union of the two principalities under a single ruler; on the outer ring, the circular inscription `UNIREA PRINCIPATELOR ROMANE * 24 IANUARIE 1859 * `.
