In the center of the coin is the Holstentor, a gate symbolizing the city of Lübeck, and below it is the word "Schleswig-Holstein", the first of Germany's 16 federal states to be immortalized on a Eurocoin. To the right of the image are the engraver's initials "HH" and to the left are the mint mark "A", "D", "F", "G" or "J", depending on the mint. On the outer ring is the year of minting, 2006, 12 stars of the European Union and the words “Bundesrepublik Deutschland”.