A stylized top of corn stalk with two ears. Along the upper edge is written the Croatian name of the plant (KUKURUZ) corn. Along the bottom edge, in the central part, is marked the year of minting. On the left leaf of the left piston are stamped engraver's initials (KK).

In the central part is shown the stylized branch of linden in inflorescence and on the leaves is printed a numerical value (1). Below the numerical value is inscription LIPA (linden) in Croatian. Along the bottom edge, in the central part, is the coat of arms of the Republic of Croatia. On the left of the coat of arms starts the inscription The Republic of Croatia and it goes around the edge which bounded display of branch of the linden and ends on the right side of the coat of arms.

The coat of arms of the Republic of Croatia consists of one main shield and five smaller shields which form a crown over the main shield. The main coat of arms is a checkerboard (chequy) that consists of 13 red and 12 silver (white) fields. It's also informally known in Croatian as šahovnica ("chessboard", from šah, "chess"). The five smaller shields represent five different historical regions within Croatia.