Depicts a stylized heraldic eagle - Germany’s national symbol, date below and mintmark upper. The outer metallic ring features the 12 stars of the European Union, country name and denomination.

Engraver: Stefanie Radtke

The inner core features a parrot wings up in mid-flight. It appears to be preparing to perch as it opens its claws towards central motif, which consists of a "fisheye" lens point-of-view shot looking down through the forest canopy past the tall trunks of the trees to the earth below. Two smaller birds fly around the scene, presumably at a distance, thereby providing depth in an additional dimension. Engraver's mark "SR" is in-between trees.

The red ring defines the transition into an airy open space which makes the coin "gleam" effectively.

The obverse of the outer copper-nickel ring features four more small silhouettes of birds - one on the left and the other three against the rim on the right. The right wing of the main parrot extends through the red polymer ring, the tips of its feathers located on the outer ring. Along the lower left rim of the outer metallic ring is the inscription "Tropical Zone".

Engraver: Stefanie Radtke

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