2 Euro Belgium 2007 treaty de Rome

Theme: €2 commemorative coin at the Treaty of Rome Belgium 2007

 Mintage: 6 000 000  pieces

description:

 All European Union countries using the euro issued a €2 commemorative coin on 25 March 2007 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome.

 The centre of the coin depicts the treaty signed by the six founding Member States against a background evoking the paving designed by Michelangelo in Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome, where the treaty was signed on 25 March 1957. The translation of the word EUROPE appears above the book. The translation of the words TREATY OF ROME 50 YEARS is inscribed above the design. The year 2007 and the name of the issuing country are inscribed below the design. The twelve stars of the European flag surround the design on the coin’s outer ring.

 An exception exists for Luxembourg, where the law requires the portrait of the Grand Duke to appear on all coins, so his portrait appears as a watermark on the lower left side of the coin. In the Netherlands, a similar law requiring the head of state (king or queen) to appear on all coins was amended to allow participation in this commemoration; this amendment applies only to this particular issue.