Depicts the pavement pattern of the Piazza del Campidoglio, the seat of the Capitol Building in Rome, made by Michelangelo. In the centre, there is the letter R, for Rome, the place where the treaty was signed. On the right, the letter E, a symbol of Europe, is made by some geometrical elements of the pavement. On the left, incorporated in the pavement pattern, are the initials of the six signatory countries: "BE" for Belgium; "DE" for Germany; "IT" for Italy; "FR" for France; "LU" for Luxembourg; "NL" for the Netherlands. Below the pavement is the date, while above, around the rim, the twelve stars of the European Community.

Depicts the front view of the Palazzo Senatorio with the well-known staircase in the foreground. In the centre, above the palace, is the Tower of the Paratina with at left the value and at right the Eurostar logo (the special mark used on coins to indicate participation in the Europa Coin Programme). The mintmark (R) is below, in the centre.

The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill (Italian: Campidoglio), between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The Capitoline Hill contains few ancient ground-level ruins, as they are almost entirely covered up by Medieval and Renaissance palazzi (now housing the Capitoline Museums) that surround a piazza, an urban plan designed by Michelangelo.

Built during the 13th and 14th centuries, the Palazzo Senatorio ("Senatorial palace") stands atop the Tabularium, which had once housed the archives of ancient Rome. The upper part of the facade was designed by Michelangelo with colossal corinthian pilasters harmonizing with the two other buildings. Its bell tower was designed by Martino Longhi the Elder and built between 1578 and 1582.