Measurements: diameter 21.75 mm, weight 4.80 g.
Material: cupro-nickel.
Artists: Aleksandrs Chaidze (graphic design), Laura Medne (plaster model).
Obverse
The large coat of arms of the Republic of Latvia, with the year 2008 inscribed below, is placed in the centre. The inscriptions LATVIJAS and REPUBLIKA, each arranged in a semicircle, are above and beneath the central motif, respectively.
Reverse
A waterlily is featured in the upper part of the coin. The numeral 1, with the inscription LATS in a semicircle, is arranged in the lower part.
Edge
Two inscriptions LATVIJAS BANKA (Bank of Latvia), separated by rhombic dots.