Reverse In the upper part, along the edge of the coin, Arabic text reads 'بنك الجزائر', translated as 'Bank of Algeria'. Below is the currency unit in Arabic 'دينارا' – 'dinars'. In the central part is the numeral 50.
Obverse Along the rim is a wide, raised golden-colored border. In the central silver-colored part is an image of a Saharan gazelle (dama). To its left and right is the issue date: '1996' according to the Gregorian calendar and '1416' according to the Islamic calendar.