Depicts the profile of Plato, the founder of the Platonic Academy. The inscription (2400 YEARS SINCE THE FOUNDING OF THE PLATONIC ACADEMY) and the name of the issuing country (HELLENIC REPUBLIC) in ancient Greek font on the left. The mint mark (stylized acanthus leaf, Athens) and the date on the right. On the bottom is the monogram ΣΤΑΜ of the engraver Georgios Stamatopoulos. The twelve stars of the European Union surround the design on the outer ring.

Plato (428/427 or 424/423 – 348/347 BCE) was a philosopher in Classical Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. He is widely considered the most pivotal figure in the development of philosophy, especially the Western tradition. Unlike nearly all of his philosophical contemporaries, Plato's entire œuvre is believed to have survived intact for over 2,400 years.

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.”

HELLENIC REPUBLIC in Greek