Depicts German Chancellor Willy Brandt on his knees in front of a monument to the German occupation-era Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, surrounded by the inscription "50th Anniversary of the Warsaw Genuflection", date and mintmark in the centre-left, engraver's initials on top and mintmark (A for Berlin, D for Munich, F for Stuttgart, G for Karlsruhe, J for Hamburg) on centre-right.

The event took place on December 7, 1970, in Warsaw, Poland (which was then part of the Eastern Bloc). Surrounded by politicians, journalists and photographers, Brandt approaches the monument. He straightens the ribbon of the funeral wreath, which is adorned with white carnations and takes a few steps back. As the ashen-faced Chancellor touches the wreath, it happens: Willy Brandt, almost 57 years old and the first Social Democrat Chancellor in the history of West Germany, drops to his knees. It occurs so suddenly and comes across as so authentic and honest that those present immediately fall silent, with the silence only interrupted by the frantic clicking of camera shutters. Brandt stays down on his knees for around thirty seconds, which – owing to the tremendous humility of the gesture – feels like an eternity.

Engraver: Bodo Broschat

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.”

UNITY AND JUSTICE AND FREEDOM in German, Germany's national motto and the beginning of Germany's national anthem, followed by the Federal Eagle