OBVERSE

Partially colorized depiction (actual colors) of various animals: eagle, elephant, toucan, frog, turtle, whale, and dolphin; signature of artist-engraver Silvia PETRASSI in the exergue. Legend: REPUBBLICA ITALIANA (in English: ITALIAN REPUBLIC).

REVERSE

Colorized depiction (actual animal colors) of three polar bears on a piece of ice floe (colored white); face value 5 EURO on the right; animal's name at the top, in Italian: ORSO POLARE; Rome Mint's mint mark "R" at the bottom left; year 2021 at the bottom.