The obverse side of the coin contains a section of the title page of the travel book written by Krystof Harant of Polzice and Bezdruzice “Journey from Bohemia to the Holy Land, by way of Venice and the Sea”, over which Kryštof Harant is pictured sitting on a camel. Below the illustration of Krystof Harant is his motto “Virtus ut sol micat” depicted as a musical score. To the right of the section of the title page is a mandolin, and to the left is a sailing ship on the sea. Above the section of the title page is a composition of heraldic animals from the large national emblem inside shields – the Czech lion is in the middle, with the Moravian eagle on the left and the Silesian eagle on the right.