The obverse of the coin features the BNB logo and the year ‘1879’ on the strip; at the top, in circumference, the inscription ‘БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА’ (Bulgarian National Bank), and at the bottom – ‘2 ЛЕВА’ (2 levs) and the year of issue ‘2016’.

The reverse features an image of the poet Pencho Slaveikov, his signature, and to the left thereof the text ‘150 ГОДИНИ ОТ РОЖДЕНИЕТО НА ПЕНЧО СЛАВЕЙКОВ’ (150 Years since the Birth of Pencho Slaveikov) inscribed on two lines in circumference.