On the inside of the coin is a portrait of Giovanni Pascoli, a poet from the Romagna region, an outstanding representative of Italian literature of the late 19th century. The portrait is framed by the year of the poet's death "1912", the mint mark "R" and the letters "MCC", the initials of the designer Maria Carmela Colaneri on the left, and the year of issue "2012" just above the monogram of the Italian Republic "RI" on the right. The inscription "G. PASCOLI" forms an arch along the bottom edge of the inside of the coin under the portrait. The outer ring of the coin features the 12 stars of the European Union.