On the front side of the coins there is a relief image of the State Emblem of the Russian Federation, there are inscriptions: “RUSSIAN FEDERATION”, “BANK OF RUSSIA”, the nominal value of the coins is “3 RUBLES”, “50 RUBLES”, the date is “2019”, the metal designation is Periodic system of elements D.I. Mendeleev, alloy test (test), trademark of the St. Petersburg Mint and the mass of precious metal is clean.
On the reverse side of the coin are relief images of sailing sloops and, in the lower part of the coin field, a guiding star; in the upper part on the right is a laser matting image of the contour of Antarctica with figures of two penguins; the color coating of the coin field simulates the aurora; around the circumference there is an inscription “200th ANNIVERSARY OF DISCOVERY OF ANTARCTICA”.