The reverse of the coin shows a composition consisting of books, decorated with a laurel branch, and a quote from the first proclamation of the Commission of National Education of 24 October 1773. The obverse features the stamp of the Commission of National Education. Within the stamp, there is a round escutcheon with five fields containing the emblem of the Polish Crown and Lithuania, with the central escutcheon bearing the Ciołek coat of arms belonging to the family of King Stanisław August. Around the seal there is a circumscription along the rim: Collegium Praefectorum Publicae Institutioni (literally: College of Governors of Public Education). The circumscription refers to the original statutory name: “Commission supervising the education of national noble youth”.