Definition of: obverse

(ob·vûrs′, ob′vûrs) adjective
1. Turned toward or facing one: opposed to reverse.
2. Inverse; narrower at the base than at the apex: an obverse leaf.
3. Corresponding to something else as its counterpart.
—noun (ob′·vûrs)
1. That side of a coin or medal upon which the face or main device is struck: opposed to reverse; that side of any object which is meant to be seen; the front as opposed to the back.
2. Logic The counterpart of any truth, fact, or statement. [<L obversus, pp. of obvertere OBVERT]
—ob·verse′ly adverb