The main image of the front side of the banknote is a portrait of the First President of the Republic of Abkhazia V. G. Ardzinba, under which is the inscription "Vladislav Ardzinba". In the background are depicted warriors of the Abkhazian Armed Forces raising the banner of Victory. Images are superimposed on a traditional Abkhazian ornament. From left to right in a semicircle there are seven stars from the state flag of the Republic of Abkhazia. In the lower left corner there is the state emblem. The face value of “500 psar” is indicated in two vertical lines in the left corner.

The main image of the back of the banknote is a map of the Republic of Abkhazia, as well as a silhouette of the architectural complex of the capital of Abkhazia, Sukhum, enclosed in a decorative rim, against the background of a symbolic fortress tower with state emblem of the Republic of Abkhazia. On the circumference of the rim there is an inscription in the Abkhaz language «Нагӡара ақәзааит Аԥсынра». Under the image there is the number "500". The background of the composition is a traditional ornament. On the reverse side, the image of seven stars is duplicated, as well as the name of the face value in the right corner - 500 psar.