Depicts in the centre, within a circle, a large Gothic M with two little globes between the strokes, representing the old logo of the Mint of Modena (1241-1288). The country's name around in Gothic letters.

Gothic art was a style of medieval art that developed in Northern France out of Romanesque art in the 12th century AD, led by the concurrent development of Gothic architecture. It spread to all of Western Europe, and much of Northern, Southern and Central Europe, never quite effacing more classical styles in Italy.

Depicts a detail from the Protyrum with lions and snakes drawn from the bas-relief of the Cathedral of Modena. At the base of the work the name of the author “A. MASINI”; the mintmark “R” and the year of the issue above, and the face below.