The obverse shows the Chinese Zodiac signs encircling Vanuatu's coat of arms, which features a warrior, a boar's tooth, and a scroll with "LONG GOD YUMI STANAP" and the coin's value.
The reverse shows a gilded snake spiraling around a blue pearl, symbolizing fire, wisdom, intuition, and grace. "YEAR OF THE SNAKE" is inscribed at the top, with the issue year at the bottom.