Depicts one of the door handles designed by architect Jože Plečnik (1930-41) at the entrance of the library: figures of horse heads symbolizing Pegasus. The mythological horse is meant to guide the visitor into the world of knowledge. Along the upper edge of the image, the occasion of issuance is stated as "National and University Library" and at the bottom edge, the issuing country and the year of issue. The twelve stars of the European flag are depicted on the outer coin ring.

Jože Plečnik (1872–1957) was a Slovene architect who had a major impact on the modern architecture of Vienna, Prague and of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, most notably by designing the iconic Triple Bridge and the Slovene National and University Library building, as well as the embankments along the Ljubljanica River, the Ljubljana Central Market buildings, the Ljubljana cemetery, parks, plazas etc. His architectural imprint on Ljubljana has been compared to the impact Antoni Gaudí had on Barcelona.

Engravers: Mojca Mlinar and Dominik Košak

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.”

SLOVENIA in Slovene