The national side of the coin depicts an open book with the phrase on one page: "If we do not grow in population, we must grow in spirit" by Jakob Hurt, the first president of the Estonian Writers' Society.

⁣⁢The founding year of the Estonian Writers' Society is also mentioned on the same side of the medal. It was founded in 1872. The society, founded in Viljandi and then moved to Tartu, contributed to the promotion of literature in the Estonian language in order to raise the cultural level of the Estonian people. The coin was designed by Riho Luuse. ⁤⁣