Depicts the silhouette of the 400 years old Dragon tree (the Dracaena draco species) from the Ajuda Botanical Garden surrounded by the inscriptions "250 years of the Ajuda Botanical Garden", name of the country and year of issue. Below the tree engraver's name and logo of the Portuguese Mint and Official Printing Office (INCM). The outer ring features the 12 stars mandated on all national and commemorative euro coinage.

Dracaena draco, the Canary Islands dragon tree or drago, is a subtropical tree-like plant in the genus Dracaena.

Engraver: João Fazenda

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.”

Depicts equally spaced seven castles and five coats of arms also found on the national side