16 mm diameter, 1.83 g, copper 70%, zinc 30%, flat edge denomination "1 LEU" and year 1951	inscription "REPUBLICA POPULARA ROMANA " meaning "ROMANIAN PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC" and sun rising beyond the mountains and an oil rig. Under the soil line is placed H. IONESCU, the engraver's name.

The pictures above are present on Romanian coins through the kind permission of an anonymous donor.