Material: white colour alloy of copper and nickel. The edge of the coin is rimmed at intervals.
The obverse of the coin presents the Coat of Arms of the Republic of Lithuania, inscriptions LIETUVA, 1 LITAS, the issue date 1999. On the right side is the trademark of the Mint of Lithuania. On the reverse are the inscriptions BALTIJOS KELIUI - 10 (10 YEARS FOR THE BALTIC WAY), LIETUVA LATVIJA ESTIJA and the motive of the stylized hand.
The designer of the coin is sculptor Antanas Zukauskas.
The coin was minted at the state enterprise Lithuanian Mint.