The design features Hamburg's Elbphilharmonie concert hall against its maritime cityscape. The inner left side shows the country code 'D', the year 2023, and a mintmark. The right side has the artist's initials, with 'HAMBURG' below. 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.