Abstract: The rearview mirror apparatus includes a mounting base, a body holding a mirror and having an end face fitting a face of the base; and a reversible assembly mounting device for connecting the body to the mounting base including two female connecting elements positioned symmetrically on the end face of the body near respective opposing lateral edges of the end face and two corresponding male connecting elements on the base face of the mounting base positioned and structured for coupling with the female connecting elements; and an attaching device for attaching the body to the mounting base including a fixing screw, a threaded hole provided in the end face of the body near each of the female connecting elements and a hole provided in the base in the vicinity of one of the male connecting elements, so that, when the male connecting element provided with the hole is positioned to engage one of the female elements, the fixing screw can be inserted through the hole and screwed into the threaded hole associated with