Reverse In the central part, a frontal portrait of Marcus Garvey, founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association. Along the upper edge of the coin, the English inscription: "THE RT. EXCELLENT MARCUS GARVEY", which translates as: "THE RIGHT EXCELLENT MARCUS GARVEY"; along the lower edge: "NATIONAL HERO".
Obverse Along the upper edge of the coin, the English text: "JAMAICA". In the central part, the coat of arms of Jamaica is depicted. Below it is the motto in English: "OUT OF MANY - ONE PEOPLE". Along the lower edge of the coin, the denomination and year of issue in English: "TEN CENTS 2003".