The coins are round. The rim is raised on both sides of the coin. The edge of the coin is reeded.
The obverse: at the top — the relief image of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus; in the center — the representation of a stork, standing on the basis of a semicircular decorative arrangement (the symbol of Mother Earth) including the symbols of family, motherhood, children, and the sun; beneath — the year of issue and denomination: 1 РУБЕЛЬ (1 RUBLE) on the copper-nickel coin; at the top along the rim — an inscription: РЭСПУБЛIКА БЕЛАРУСЬ (THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS).
The reverse: in the center against the background of the ornament — the image of a baby in baptismal clothes depicted above the baptismal font. The cross made with the help of pad-printing technique is worn over the shirt. At the top — the figures of two angels and a dove, beneath — an inscription: ХРЭСЬБIНЫ (THE CHRISTENING).