The Tellermine consists of a circular pressed steel main body with a large central pressure plate.

The pressure plate is smaller than the earlier Tellermine 35, which increases the mine's resistance to blast.

Two secondary fuze wells are provided for anti-handling devices, one in the side, and one on the bottom of the mine.

Thereafter, any attempt to disarm the mine by unscrewing the pressure plate (to remove the fuze) will automatically trigger detonation.

Since it is impossible to determine which fuze type has been installed, no pressure plate should ever be removed from a Tellermine.