Depicts a stylized version of the heraldic emblem of the Guardia di Finanza in the centre. It includes various elements: the mountain Cimon della Pala (the best-known peak of the Pale di San Martino group, in the Dolomites, northern Italy), the sea and the sky, the griffin, a mythological animal that, according to legend, watches over the protection of the treasury, symbolized by the treasure chest of the state and the crown with turrets.

In exergue, the dates "1774-2024", respectively, the year of the establishment of the Guardia di Finanza and the year of the coin’s issue; below, the name of the designer “A.MASINI”; around, “ITALIAN REPUBLIC”.

Depicts the heraldic coat of arms of the Guardia di Finanza, consisting of a Samnite shield, with a griffin and a chest highlighted on a mountain, surmounted by a turreted crown and adorned with the emblems representing the honours and rewards for valour, delimited, below, by the motto "IT DOES NOT RETREAT WHEN CUT", dedicated to the Corps by the poet Gabriele D'Annunzio. Around, above and below respectively, the inscriptions “250TH ANNIVERSARY” and “GUARDIA DI FINANZA”; on the sides of the coat of arms, the value “5 EURO” and, on the right, “R”, identifying the Mint of Rome.