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CC 32 2007
2 euro coin
BU Main coin Bank issue
2 Euro BU
Netherlands · 50 years of the Treaties of Rome
Mintage6,327,680
Issue date25 Mar 2007
Edge letteringGOD ★ ZIJ ★ MET ★ ONS ★
Market price€8.00
Issue occasion
The commemorative coin marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome (Vertrag von Rom) by the six founding members. At the centre, the treaty document is shown against the star-shaped paving of Piazza del Campidoglio designed by Michelangelo, where the treaty was signed on 25 March 1957; above it is the word “Europe” in the respective national language. In the Luxembourg issue, the portrait of Grand Duke Henri additionally overlaps the left side of the design.
The design
The coin features at its centre the treaty signed by the six founding members, set against the background of the star-shaped paving of the Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome designed by Michelangelo, where the treaty was signed on 25 March 1957. Directly above the treaty, the word “Europe” is inscribed in the respective language. The occasion for the issue appears above the overall design and the issuing country below it, in the respective language(s), together with the year 2007. The outer ring of the coin bears the twelve stars of the European Union.
Background on the topic
The “Treaties of Rome (Römischen Verträge)” comprised two separate agreements: the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (Europäische Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft, EEC) and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom). The parties to the treaties were Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Both Communities began their work at the beginning of 1958.
The treaties were connected with European integration after the Second World War. This had been preceded in 1951 by the establishment of the European Coal and Steel Community (Europäische Gemeinschaft für Kohle und Stahl). It placed key areas of heavy industry under common rules. A more far-reaching plan for a European Defence Community (Europäische Verteidigungsgemeinschaft), by contrast, failed in 1954. Cooperation then shifted back to economic and institutional projects.
The core of the EEC was the gradual creation of a common market. Customs duties between the member states were to be dismantled and a common external tariff introduced. This was accompanied by common rules and policies, including for agriculture, trade and competition. Economic integration was also intended to promote lasting political cooperation. Euratom was intended to coordinate the peaceful use of nuclear energy, support research and monitor the supply of nuclear materials.
The EEC later developed into the European Community (Europäische Gemeinschaft). Its institutions and legal order formed a foundation of today’s European Union (Europäische Union). The EU was established in 1993 by the Treaty of Maastricht; in this process, the European Economic Community was renamed the European Community. Euratom continues to exist as an independent treaty-based community.
The 2007 issue was the first joint 2-euro commemorative coin of the euro area countries at that time. The uniform design thus referred not only to an anniversary but also to the institutional cooperation that emerged from the treaties. As an exception, the issue was permitted to mint an additional coin alongside another national commemorative coin. The Luxembourgish ruler’s portrait takes into account the requirement there to depict the Grand Duke on the national sides of the euro coins.
The treaties were connected with European integration after the Second World War. This had been preceded in 1951 by the establishment of the European Coal and Steel Community (Europäische Gemeinschaft für Kohle und Stahl). It placed key areas of heavy industry under common rules. A more far-reaching plan for a European Defence Community (Europäische Verteidigungsgemeinschaft), by contrast, failed in 1954. Cooperation then shifted back to economic and institutional projects.
The core of the EEC was the gradual creation of a common market. Customs duties between the member states were to be dismantled and a common external tariff introduced. This was accompanied by common rules and policies, including for agriculture, trade and competition. Economic integration was also intended to promote lasting political cooperation. Euratom was intended to coordinate the peaceful use of nuclear energy, support research and monitor the supply of nuclear materials.
The EEC later developed into the European Community (Europäische Gemeinschaft). Its institutions and legal order formed a foundation of today’s European Union (Europäische Union). The EU was established in 1993 by the Treaty of Maastricht; in this process, the European Economic Community was renamed the European Community. Euratom continues to exist as an independent treaty-based community.
The 2007 issue was the first joint 2-euro commemorative coin of the euro area countries at that time. The uniform design thus referred not only to an anniversary but also to the institutional cooperation that emerged from the treaties. As an exception, the issue was permitted to mint an additional coin alongside another national commemorative coin. The Luxembourgish ruler’s portrait takes into account the requirement there to depict the Grand Duke on the national sides of the euro coins.
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