前: Snake (left, Serpentes)
below grass like plants
(up-left, ...) ..
(low-right, subject) 乙/巳 (Wood snake) on rectangular cartouche
(botom, value) 500元 (元) in front of line
all inside chained dotted circle
铭文: none, chain of eight flowers
背面: Gate building between trees
above (年) 1989
铭文 (above, wide state name) 中 华 人 民 共 和 国
(transliterated: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó,
translated: People's Republic of China)
边缘: G - grained: type: 杆
