Description:
Obverse
The airplane IAR CV-11 as main element; above, the inscription "ROMANIA" is engraved circularly; below, the inscription of the airplane name, Romania's Coat of Arms, the year of issue "2001" and the face value "50 LEI".
Reverse
The portrait of the inventor Elie Carafoli, between the years "1901" and "1983", placed vertically; above, the inscription "PIONIERI AI AVIATIEI ROMANE"; below, the inscription "ELIE CARAFOLI" and the facsimile of his signature.
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