Depicts a mausoleum from Gaerisa (Ghirza), an ancient city established after the Roman conquest of what is now northern Libya. Such a structure is currently on display at the Red Castle Museum in Tripoli, Libya. To the right of this illustration, also in the coin's centre, is a security feature shaped like a rectangle with a rounded top. When viewed at a certain angle, an Islamic star and crescent become visible. Printed in a clockwise direction along the upper rim of the piece, inside the ring, is the English text, "Central Bank of Libya". The remainder of the ring is occupied by seventeen five-pointed stars symbolizing the 2011 Libyan Civil War, which some authorities cite as beginning on February 17.

Depicts in large print the fraction "½", which, unlike on the Gaddafi era coins, is written in a "slashed" format instead of a "stacked" one. Below that the value is written horizontally. After Gaddafi was overthrown, the Islamic calendar was adopted to replace the Gaddafist one, so arched counterclockwise along the edge of the brass-plated steel centre is the date "1435", followed by the Gregorian equivalent, "2014", the two separated by a small dash. Inscribed along the upper rim of the piece, mostly in the ring but partially in the centre, is the Arabic title of the Central Bank of Libya, (Máṣrif Lībīyah al-Markaziy), which extends from the upper right to upper left peripheries. Engraved along the remainder of the coin's ring, and also in small portions in the centre, is a wreath-like design element.