Depicts crowned coat of arms of Pope Francis encircled by the Pope's name and date in Roman numerals, to recall the Beethovenian celebration, a musical note below.

The coat of arms displays three charges on a blue field. In reference to Francis being a Jesuit, the uppermost charge is the emblem of the Society of Jesus. The emblem is composed of a Sun radiant, within which is the IHS christogram (a monogram of the Holy Name of Jesus). Below the Jesuit emblem is an eight-pointed star, the star being a long-standing symbol of the Virgin Mary, and a spikenard representing Saint Joseph. Unusually, Francis also decided to retain his personal motto: Miserando atque eligendo (Latin: "by having mercy, by choosing him"). It is taken from the 21st homily of Saint Bede, which is on the Gospel of Matthew and refers to the vocation of Saint Matthew.

The papal tiara is a crown that was worn by popes of the Catholic Church from as early as the 8th century to the mid-20th. It was last used by Pope Paul VI in 1963 and only at the beginning of his reign. From 1143 to 1963, the papal tiara was solemnly placed on the pope's head during a papal coronation. The surviving papal tiaras are all in the triple form, the oldest being of 1572, and the others no earlier than 1800.

Depicts a portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven inspired by a portrait of Joseph Karl Stieler (1820), the pentagram in the background shows a piano - the instrument most loved by the German genius - and a fragment of the score of the famous composition Für Elise dating back to 1810. The inscription "CITTA' DEL VATICANO" (Vatican City) above, Beethoven signature and a quill pen below. Mintmark (R) on the top left, value bottom left, engraver and artist name and initials (INC is the Italian abbreviation for the engraver) below the portrait.

Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor (WoO 59, Bia 515) for solo piano, commonly known as "Für Elise" ("For Elise"), is one of Ludwig van Beethoven's most popular compositions. It was not published during his lifetime, only being discovered (by Ludwig Nohl) 40 years after his death. The identity of "Elise" is unknown.