Depicts the half-length portrait of János Arany in his later years. On the right side, above, is János Arany's signature, in the middle, arranged in two lines, are the birth and death years "1817" and "1882," respectively, and below, in four lines, is a quote from Arany János's work "The Bards of Wales": "THE SONG CONFESSES ON ITS OWN". On the left edge, below, the engraver's privy mark is placed.

Depicts the statue of Miklós Toldi located at the base of the János Arany monument, created by Alajos Stróbl. Along the edge, in a circular inscription, the denomination and "FORINT" are on the top left, while on the right side is a quote from János Arany's work "Toldi": "IT SEEMS I SEE HIS TOWERING FIGURE". At the bottom is the inscription "HUNGARY". Separating the two circular inscriptions on the left side, in two lines, are the mint mark "BP." and the issue year "2017." Under at least tenfold magnification, microtext appears within the mint mark.

Toldi, a narrative poem by János Arany written in 1846, gained him widespread recognition and caught the attention of Sándor Petőfi. Arany began writing "The Lost Constitution" in 1845, winning the Kisfaludy Society's epic poem contest, which motivated him to refine his work further. Inspired by legends of Miklós Toldi and Ilosvai Selymes Péter's version, Arany entered another Kisfaludy Society contest in 1846, calling for a folk-style poem about a historical figure. "Toldi" won the contest and increased the prize to twenty gold coins, earning critical acclaim and establishing Arany as a celebrated poet. A year later, he was elected to the Kisfaludy Society.