Depicts the renowned straw craft, the country's name and the year of the issue. Surrounding this image are the twelve stars symbolizing the European Union.

Himmeli, an ancient straw Christmas decoration predating the Christmas tree, traditionally takes the form of an octahedron, crafted from 12 interconnected straws representing the 12 months of the year.

Designer: Ieva Krūmiņa

A geographical map of Western Europe spans the outer ring and inner core on the right side of the coin. The inscription 2 EURO is superimposed over the map of Europe, with the numeral “2” located in an open field representing the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

12 stars are located on the right side of the outer ring, with six stars atop the map of Europe and six stars below it; six vertical stripes cut across the inner core of the coin, visually connecting the upper and lower star segments.

Luc Luycx, a designer at the Royal Belgian Mint, designed the Euro’s common reverse; his initials, LL, are seen on the right side of the design, just under the “O” in “EURO.”

Dievs, svētī Latviju! (God, Bless Latvia!) is the national anthem of Latvia. The words and music were written by Kārlis Baumanis (1834–1904)