The design elements around the euro sign express the importance of the euro to the people, to the financial world (European Central Bank tower), to trading (ships), to industry (factories), to the energy sector and research and development (wind power stations).

The artist's initials AH (Helmut Andexlinger) appear below the image of the ECB tower. The name of the issuing country in the national language appears at the top, while the years 2002–2012 appear at the bottom. The twelve stars of the European Union surround the design on the outer ring of the coin.

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.”

ESTONIA in Estonian upright and inverted