The inner part of the design shows a continuing orange ribbon that starts from the outside depicting the effigy of King Willem-Alexander and continues to depict the effigies of his six predecessors: Queen Beatrix, Queen Juliana, Queen Wilhelmina, King Willem III, King Willem II and King Willem I.

The effigies are surrounded by the inscription 'Willem-Alexander King of Netherlands' above, the engraver's initials (KRCL), issue year followed by the mint master mark (sailboat, Maarten Brouwer) and the Royal Dutch mintmark (Mercury's wand) below and at the left side of the effigies the inscription '200 Years of Kingdom of Netherlands'.

The coin's outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Engravers: Roosje Klap, Claudia Linders

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.”

GOD BE WITH US. The same lettering had been applied to the larger denomination guilder coins.