Depicts a stylised bell with keys serving as clappers. It recalls the demonstration on 17 November 1989 when protesters jangled their keys to symbolise the unlocking of doors, an event which marked the beginning of the ‘Velvet Revolution’ in Czechoslovakia, as it then was. Under the bell are the artist’s mark and the mint mark of the Kremnica Mint, comprising the letters "MK" placed between two dies. Encircling the bell are the legend ‘17. NOVEMBER FREEDOM – DEMOCRACY’, the dates ‘1989-2009’ and the name of the issuing country, Slovakia. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European Union.

Designer: Pavel Károly

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.”

Slovak Republic in Slovak with two stars and linden leaf between