Reverse At the top, the inscription 'L20' — '20 lire'. At the bottom — 'CITTA' DEL VATICANO', which translates from Italian as 'Vatican City'. In the central part of the reverse is a relief image of an angel. Beneath the feet is the personal mark of engraver C. Ruffini — 'C. RUFFINI MONASSI INC'.
Obverse On the left, the Latin inscription 'PAVLVS VI P. M.' — 'Paul VI, Pontifex Maximus'. On the left, the date 'ANNO VII MCMLXIX', which translates to 'year seven 1969' — the seventh year of the pope's reign. In the central part is a portrait of Pope Paul VI wearing a mitre.