Obverse: the obverse of the coin has the inscription in the Arabic language "ملك المملكة العربية السعودية عبد العزيز بن عبد الرحمن بن فيصل آل سعود" (eng. "King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia"). At the bottom of the coin are two crossed swords and palms trees on each side.
Reverse: the obverse of the coin features the inscription "جنيه عربي سعودي واحد ضرب في المكرّمة مكة ١٣٧٠١" (eng. one Saudi Gunayh minted in the Holy City of Mecca) and the year of the coin according to the Islamic (Hijri) calendar "1370" (1951 m.). At the bottom, the denomination "1" on both sides of the denomination is palm trees.