Reverse In the center - a large numeral: "5", with ornament to the left and right. Below - the year of issue: "1979".
Obverse In the center is the coat of arms of Cambodia from 1979 - 1989. To the left, above, and to the right, an inscription in Khmer: "សាធារណរដ្ឋប្រជាមានិត កម្ពុជា" - "PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KAMPUCHEA".