Depicts a map of the Maltese islands and a representation of the population. At the bottom of the design, the year 2013. At the top, in a semi-circle, the words 'MALTA — Self-government 1921'. Malta was granted a qualified system of self-government in 1921. The coin's outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Engraver: Ġanni Bonnici

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.”

The sequence "2✠✠" repeated six times alternately upright and inverted