On the background of the ornamental canvas there are: at the top – a relief image of the State Emblem of the Republic of Belarus and the inscription: REPUBLIC of BELARUS; in the center – an image of a squat cloudberry; under it – the nominal value: 20 RUBLES; on the left – the inscription: MAROSHKA PRYSADZISTAYA and alloy sample; on the right – the year of minting.

In the center is a relief image of a black–throated loon against the background of a stylized landscape of the Yelnya Nature Reserve; at the top is an image of a fragment of a traditional Belarusian ornament meaning a symbol of life; at the bottom is an inscription: CHORNAVALLEVY GAGACH.