Description:
Obverse
In the middle, Romania's Coat of Arms, the circular inscription "ROMANIA", the face value "100 LEI" and the year of issue "1999"; the compass rose and species of Antarctic birds and mammals are engraved circularly.
Reverse
The vessel Belgica, the bust of the Romanian biologist Emil Racoviţă, the insignia and the name "EURO"; above, the circular inscription "EXPEDITIA ANTARCTICA BELGICA 1897-1899"; below, the inscription "EMIL RACOVITA".
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