The inner part of the coin shows a synthesis of a shield and a runner/warrior symbolising the battle for freedom and the noble ideals derived from the battle of Marathon. The bird on the shield symbolises the birth of western civilization at his present form. Around the image it is written in Greek ‘?????????/2500 ??????/490 ?.?./2010 ?.?.’ and the issuing country ‘???????? ??????????’.

The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.