Features a stylized profile of Queen Beatrix looking to the left. On the right half of the inner ring, the text BEATRIX KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN (Beatrix Queen of the Netherlands) and the date 2001 are arranged vertically along half-circle parallel lines. The edge lettering reads GOD * ZIJ * MET * ONS ***.
Mint Mark: Mercury's Caduceus / Wand (mint mark) and a Vine Leaf with Grapes (mint master mark of Robert Bruens) flanking the year. (Note: Some 2001 coins produced earlier in the year feature a Bow and Arrow with Star as the Privy/Mint Master Mark for acting mint master Erik Jan van Schouwenburg).