* Design: Head of a Native American facing left
* Inscriptions: "LIBERTY," the year of issue, and the designer's initials, "F.M."
* Rim: Plain
Reverse
* Design: A bison standing on a mound, with the sun rising in the background
* Inscriptions: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "FIVE CENTS," and the mint mark
* Rim: Reeded
Additional Features
* Composition: 75% copper, 25% nickel
* Diameter: 21.21 millimeters
* Weight: 5 grams
* Edge: Lettering, "E PLURIBUS UNUM," with six stars