The inner part of the coin depicts a gymnast swirling a long ribbon.

At the top, the Portuguese coat of arms appears within a semi-circle formed by the name of the issuing country ‘PORTUGAL’.

In a semi-circle at the bottom the legend ‘2ºs JOGOS DA LUSOFONIA LISBOA’ is inscribed between the initials ‘INCM’ on the left and the artist's name ‘J.

AURÉLIO’ on the right.

The year ‘2009’ appears above the gymnast's head, to the left.

The coin's outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag, on a background of concentric circular lines.