The coin is round in shape with a raised rim on the obverse and the reverse. The coin’s edge is milled.
The Obverse: features the national emblem of the PRC, the title of PRC - 中國人民共和國, the down year of issue - 2015.
The Reverse: features Tibetan folk houses, the Qinghai-Tibet railway and snow mountains, the words "The 50th Anniversary of the Founding of Tibet Autonomous Region" in Chinese and Tibetan and the the face value 10 元.