OBVERSE

Self-portrait of Tove Jansson, her name in handwritten form Tove Jansson in two lines and her years of birth and death 1914-2001. The year 2014 is placed on the right vertically. The outer ring of the coin features the twelve stars of the European flag.

Tove Jansson is a Finnish writer, illustrator and painter. She is best known for creating the Moomins.

REVERSE

A map showing the fifteen united states of the European Union is depicted on a dynamic canvas composed of the twelve stars of the European Union.