In the central part of the coin – image of the coat of arms eagle established as the national emblem of the Republic of Poland. Below it – mint mark: m/w (Mint of Poland), year of issue: 2015. Along the rim on a separate ring – face value: 5 ZŁOTYCH (5 zloty), issuing country: RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA (the Republic of Poland).

In the central part of the coin – image of three granaries, picturesquely located on the Brda River in the center of Bydgoszcz. Along the rim on a separate cupronickel ring – name of the coin: KANAŁ BYDGOSKI. In the bottom part of the ring – decorative elements: lines resembling river waves. River banks engraved on the reverse go beyond the center of the coin, simultaneously extending the perspective of the landscape to the ring.

Irregularly miled; on the side an inscription: NBP, repeated eight times, every second one inverted by 180°, separated by stars.