Depicts a stylized heraldic eagle - Germany’s national symbol. The state name and the denomination above. Twelve stars representing the European Union, the mintmark between the second and third star and the year of issue between the ninth and tenth star below.

Engraver: Andre Witting

Depicts an adult swallowtail in flight. The sense of motion in the coin creates a strong dynamic, visually captured by the depiction of the caterpillar and its food plant. The inscription "Swallowtail” below, the engraver's initials on the right.

Of the approximately 3,700 butterfly species that are native to Germany, the swallowtail is one of the largest and most striking. It is an important pollinator of wild plants and, like other butterflies, its existence is threatened and it is a protected species.

Papilio machaon, the Old World swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. The butterfly is also known as the common yellow swallowtail or simply the swallowtail.

Engraver: Bastian Prillwitz

Incused inscription “Wonderful World of Insects”