Depicts the Ludwigskirche in Saarbrücken, a famous Baroque church and symbol of the state capital. The word SAARLAND is inscribed directly below the church. The outer ring features the year 2009 at the top and BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND along the bottom. The edge inscription reads EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT.
Mint: Germany uses 5 different minting facilities. The specific facility depends on a single letter found on the coin:
- A: Berlin State Mint (Staatliche Münze Berlin)
- D: Bavarian State Mint (Bayerisches Hauptmünzamt, Munich)
- F: State Mint of Baden-Württemberg (Staatliche Münze Stuttgart)
- G: State Mint of Baden-Württemberg (Staatliche Münze Karlsruhe)
- J: Hamburg Mint (Hamburgische Münzstätte)