Reverse In the central part, the numeral: 2 1/2. Below it, the text is struck in Dutch: 'CENT'. Along the edge of the coin from left to right are 6 five-pointed stars, and below them are crossed tree leaves.
Obverse In the central part, the coat of arms of the Netherlands Antilles. To the left and right of it are the mintmarks of the Royal Dutch Mint in Utrecht: a rooster (the sign of designer Gert Brinkgreve) and a caduceus (Mercury's staff). Around the edge of the coin is the country name in Dutch and the year of issue: 'NEDERLANDSE ANTILLEN 1974'.