The obverse bears flying figure, with stretched out arms strapped to stylized wings, trailing shock waves as in illustrations of supersonic flight; stylized sun at left. Across bottom, MILLENIUM / 2000; signed at bottom, KAREN WORTH © 2000
The reverse bears male, female, child and baby set into elliptical electron orbits of nuclear model. Background covered by incuse legend consisting of language names followed by that language's word for 2,000.
The edge is marked at 6:00, CRECO IND. DANBURY CT
The figure on the obverse might well be a jet-age Icarus who is about to have his wings stripped by pushing through the sound barrier.
The medal measures 75.6mm in diameter and is struck in bronze. No mintage is reported.