n.
  - the side of a coin or medal bearing the head or principal design.
 - the opposite or counterpart of a fact or truth.
 
adj.
  - of or denoting the obverse of a coin or medal.
 - corresponding to something as its opposite or counterpart.
 
 
  Derivative
  
  Etymology
  C17: from L. obversus, obvertere (see obvert).