30 mm diameter, 16.5 g, 99.9% silver, grained edge year 2014, circular inscription REPUBLICA MOLDOVA meaning "REPUBLIC OF MOLDAVIA" and the coat of arms of the Republic of Moldavia, in exergue horizontal line and denomination "50 LEI"	inscription MĂRŢIŞORUL, inside inner linear circle a "mărţişor" placed over a vertically divided field (at left, white - winter, at right - springtime), following the rim six snowflakes (at left) and six suns (at right), all these elements signifying the end of winter and the beginning of a new spring Issuing date: 23rd of February 2015 Mintage: 1000 coins

The coin belongs to the Holidays, culture, traditions series. Although it bears the year 2014, the coin was released in 2015.

The Holidays, culture, traditions series is composed (until present, May 2017) the following 50 lei silver coins:

- pottery in 2007,

- cooperage in 2008,

- weaving in 2009,

- traditional musical instruments in 2010,

- carroling - colindul in 2011,

- Sînzienele,

- Mioriţa ballad in 2012,

- pluguşorul [Little Plough] in 2013,

- mărţişorul in 2015,

- hora in 2016

In 2013 the series was enriched with a silver 100 lei coin: Guguţă - literary character.

To the same series belongs a nickel plated brass coin - 10 lei 2003 - Celebration of the Wine.