The twelve stars of the European Union positioned around the outer circle surround the design of an ancient statue depicting a discobolus (a classical Greek sculpture by Myron). The base of the statue covers a small part of the coin's external ring (outer part). To the left is the Olympic Symbol with 'ATHENS 2004', and to the right, one above the other, are the figure '2' and the word 'ΕΥΡΩ'. The yearmark is written in split form around the star positioned bottom centre, as follows: 20*04 and the mintmark is above the athlete's head to the left.

The 12 stars of the European Union on the external circle, in the middle the official Games' emblem with the value 2 EURO.

nickel, brass, copper-nickel

silver, gold

ø 25.75 mm, 180 °, 2.2 mm, 8.5 g