Reverse In the central part, the number 50, flanked on either side by the split year of issue: '19' on the left and '78' (1978) on the right. Around the circumference, the inscription 'Para' in four languages: at the top in Serbian 'ПАРА' and Slovenian 'PARA', at the bottom in Croatian 'PAR' and Macedonian 'ПАРИ'. Along the edge of the coin are dot-like elements.
Obverse In the center is the coat of arms of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It consists of: six burning torches, above which is a five-pointed star, with wheat ears on the right and left, bound at the bottom by a ribbon bearing the date '29-XI-1943'. On either side of the coat of arms, the country name 'Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia' is inscribed in a semicircle: at the bottom in Slovenian 'SFR JUGOSLAVIJA', at the top in Serbian 'СФР ЈУГОСЛАВИЈА'. Between the inscriptions are four diamond-shaped elements. The edge of the coin features tooth-like elements.