The portrait in right profile of a feminine allegory of Liberty, with a crown bearing the word LIBERTAS (freedom), surrounded by the inscription in Latin (Swiss Confederation).

The name Helvetica is a derivation of the ethnonym Helvetii, the name of the Gaulish tribe inhabiting the Swiss Plateau prior to the Roman conquest.

Engraver: Karl Schwenzer

Value numeral within an oak wreath. The mintmark B (stands for Bern Mint) is below the wreath ribbon at the bottom.

Engraver: Karl Friedrich Voigt