Depicts a self-portrait of Helene Schjerfbeck in which she approaches her own ageing with frankness and feeling. The work is particularly suited to the motif of this commemorative coin since the coin's three-dimensional surface and sculpturally-drawn lines are a fine way to create an impression of Schjerfbeck's work. Using skilful coin technology, the modern image concentrates on the essential features of the face, just as Schjerbeck herself did in paintings from her very last years.

Painter's name and the years of birth and death inscribed vertically to the left and right, respectively. At the bottom to the left of the portrait are the letters “FI” to denote the issuing country and the year of issue. The logo of the Mint of Finland (lion) located on the edge of the coin’s inner part immediately below the dates of birth and death. Designer's initial "T" on the middle-left. The twelve stars of the European Union surround the design on the outer ring.

Designer: sculptress Erja Tielinen

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.”

FINLAND in Finnish and Swedish, the two official languages in Finland, followed by three lion's heads