The design features Dante and Florence's Palazzo Vecchio, with "CITTÀ DEL VATICANO" in a semi-circle at top right. Below are "Dante," the years "1321-2021," and the artist's name "P. DANIELE." The outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
A Western Europe map spans the coin's right side, with "2 EURO" overlaid—the "2" in the Atlantic. Twelve stars flank the map, six above and six below, connected by six vertical stripes across the inner core.