Commemorative Coins Issued in 2007

Issuing states: Belgium, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia and Finland

Subject of commemoration: 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome

Description: The centre of the coin shows the Treaty signed by the six founding Member States on a background evoking the paving, designed by Michelangelo, of the 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 national name of the issuing country are inscribed under the design. The twelve stars of the European flag are depicted on the outer ring.

Issuing date: 25 March 2007

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  Belgium 

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  Germany 

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  Ireland 

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  Greece 

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  Spain 

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  France 

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  Italy 

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  Luxembourg 

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  The Netherlands 

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  Austria 

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  Portugal 

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  Slovenia 

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  Finland 

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In addition, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, Portugal, Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican issued their own EUR 2 commemorative circulation coins.

 

Issuing state: Luxembourg

Feature:  The Grand-Ducal Palace

Description: The coin depicts on the right hand of its inner part the effigy of His Royal Highness, the Grand-Duke Henri, looking to the left and superimposed on the picture of the grand-ducal Palace on the left hand side of the inner part. The date 2007 is inscribed on the left side of the inner part, with the engraver’s mark above and the mint mark below. The text ’LËTZEBUERG’ appears under the design on the inner part of the coin. The twelve stars of the European flag surround the design on the outer ring of the coin.

Issuing volume: 1.1 million coins
Issuing date: February 2007

Edge lettering: 2 **, repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted

 

Issuing state: Germany

Feature:  Schwerin Castle, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Description: The inner part of the coin shows a representation of the Schwerin Castle. The word "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern" is inscribed underneath the castle and the engraver’s initials ’HH’ appear at the bottom of the inner part of the coin. One of the letters ’A’, ’D’, ’F’, ’G’ or ’J’ appears as the mintmark above the design. Twelve stars form a semicircle on the upper part of the outer ring, interrupted by the year of mintage ’2007’ at the top of the coin. The words ’Bundesrepublik Deutschland’ form a semicircle on the lower part of the outer ring.

Issuing volume: 30 million coins

Issuing date: 2 February 2007

Edge lettering: ’EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT’ and the federal eagle

 

Issuing state: Portugal

Subject of commemoration: Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union

Description: The inner part of the coin shows a cork oak (Quercus Suber). Under the branches, on the left hand side, the Portuguese coat of arms; on the right hand side, the word ’POR TU GAL’ written on three lines. The legend ’2007 PRESIDÊNCIA DO CONSELHO DA UE’ is inscribed in a semicircle along the bottom of the inner part, with the artist signature (I Vilar) on the left and the mintmark (INCM) near the Coat of Arms. The outer ring of the coin depicts the twelve stars of the European flag.

Issuing volume: 2 million coins

Approximate issuing date: July 2007

Edge lettering: five coats of arms and seven castles equally spaced.

 

Issuing country: Monaco

Subject of commemoration: 25th anniversary of the death of Princess Grace

Description: On the inner part of the coin there is an effigy of Princess Grace in profile facing to the left. ’MONACO’, followed by the mint mark, the year ’2007’ and the engraver’s mark, is engraved in an arc in the bottom right of the inner part. The name of the artist (R.B.BARON) is engraved under the Princess’s hair. The coin’s outer ring depicts the twelve stars of the European flag.

Issuing volume: a maximum of 20,001 coins

Approximate issuing date: July 2007

Edge lettering: 2 **, repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted

 

Issuing country: San Marino

Subject of commemoration: Bicentenary of the birth of Giuseppe Garibaldi

Description: The inner circle of the coin features a portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi. The inscription ’SAN MARINO’ and the year mark ’2007’ are engraved along the circle on the left and right hand sides respectively. The mint mark ’R’ and the initials of the author Ettore Lorenzo Frapiccini ’E.L.F.’ appear on the left hand side of the inner circle. The twelve stars of the European flag are depicted on the outer ring.

Issuing volume: 130,000 coins

Approximate issuing date: October 2007

Edge lettering: 2 *, repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted.

 

Issuing country: Vatican

Subject of commemoration: 80th anniversery of the Pope Benedictus XVI.

Description: The inner part of the coin features a bust of His Holiness Benedictus XVI in profile facing to the left. The legend ’BENEDICTI XVI P.M. AETATIS ANNO LXXX CITTÀ DEL VATICANO’ is engraved around the portrait. On the left hand side, the mintmark ’R’, the issuing year ’2007’ and the initials of the engraver ’M.C.C. INC.’. On the right hand side, the author’s name ’LONGO’. The outer ring of the coin depicts the twelve stars of the European flag.

Issuing volume: 100,000 coins

Approximate issuing date: September-October 2007

Edge lettering: 2 *, repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted.

 

Issuing country: Finland

Subject of commemoration: 90th anniversery of the declaration of independence

Description: The inner part of the coin shows nine people rowing a boat with long oars. The year mark 2007 and the year 1917 appear on the top and the bottom of the design respectively. The mintmark appears on the left hand side, and the indication of the country ’FI’ on the right hand side. The outer ring of the coin depicts the twelve stars of the European flag.

Issuing volume: 2 million coins

Approximate issuing date: December 2007

Edge lettering: SUOMI FINLAND *** where the * stands for a lion head.