Obverse: the obverse of the coin depicts Albert Einstein. On the right-hand side, his name and the year of his birth and death are engraved 'ALBERT EINSTEIN 1879 - 1955'. The year of issue '2004' is embossed on the bottom.
Reverse: depicts the coat of arms of the Northern Mariana Islands, with an eagle at the bottom and the denomination '5 DOLLARS'. The inscription 'COMMONWEALTH OF THE NOTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS' is embossed at the top.
