the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides; "the obverse of this issue
Anything necessarily involved in, or answering to, another; the more apparent or conspicuous of two possible sides, or of two corresponding things
(The) Of a coin or medal That side which contains the principal device Thus, the obverse of our money coin is the side which contains the sovereign's head The other side is called the reverse
The front or main side of a coin, as defined by the issuing authority This side often displays the portrait of a monarch or other important person