2 Euro Commemorative coins Austria 2007

50th anniversary of the Signature of the Treaty of Rome

The Obverse of the coin shows the treaty document (with the word "EUROPE" over it), signed by the six founding countries of the European Economic Community, with the pavement of Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome in the background. In the upper part is engraved the inscription "VERTRAG VON ROM 50 JAHRE". At the bottom is the word "REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH", with immediately above the date of minting. On the outer ring are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European continent on the right, overlapped by the inscription "EURO". Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with the inscription "2 EURO***" in incuse (repeated four times, alternately from bottom to top and vice versa) and twelve five-pointed stars.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass).