The mark consists of a rectangle with a border divided into two smaller rectangles by a thick horizontal band, with stripes on the top and bottom and the word BASIC in the center, located one third of the way from the top of the bordered rectangle. Each of the smaller rectangles features a mottled pattern. The top rectangle contains the words SMOOTH RICH TASTE located above a leaf design in the center. The lower rectangle contains the words MENTHOL LIGHTS located under the horizontal band, the words 20 CLASS A CIGARETTES located at the bottom of the rectangle, and a seal design located on the right-hand side of the rectangle. The seal design consists of an inner circle containing the letter A and an outer circle containing the letters ACCO and the words CLASS A CIGARETTES.