Depicts Federal Eagle in the centre, surrounded by the country name, facial value and issue date. Stuttgart State Mint mark (F) inside the 5.

The coat of arms of Germany displays a black eagle with red feet, beak and tongue on a golden field. This is the Bundesadler or "Federal Eagle", formerly the Reichsadler or "Imperial Eagle". It is a re-introduction of the coat of arms of the Weimar Republic (in use 1919–1935) adopted by the Federal Republic of Germany in 1950. The current official design is due to Tobias Schwab (1887–1967) and was introduced in 1928.

Depicts 11 pedals/shields (Bundesländer) between 1974 (top) and 1949 years (bottom), surrounded by the inscription 25th Anniversary of Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany.

The German word Grundgesetz may be translated as either Basic Law or Fundamental Law.

Depicts the phrase "Human dignity is inviolable" from Article 1 of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany.