A bull moose (Alces alces) is in the foreground with Mount Kineo and Moosehead Lake (Piscataquis County, Maine, USA) in the background, above which is the stylized North Star and banner reading DIRIGO from the Coat of Arms of the State of Maine. The top of the obverse reads MAINE BICENTENNIAL with the dual date 1820 - 2020 below.
Obverse lettering
MAINE BICENTENNIAL
DIRIGO
1820 - 2020 (Translation: Dirigo - I direct)
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Monhegan Harbor (Monhegan, Lincoln County, Maine, USA) with moored fishing boats, above which is the State of Maine coat of arms. At the bottom of the reverse the words LEADING THE WAY are superimposed on a depiction of wild blueberries (Vaccinium sp.).
Reverse lettering
DIRIGO
MAINE
LEADING THE WAY (Translation: Dirigo - I direct)