2 Euro Commemorative coins France 2007

50th anniversary of the Signature of the Treaty of Rome

The Obverse depicts the design of the Treaty in the centre, surmounted by the word 'EUROPE', signed by the six founding countries of the European Economic Community, with the paving of the Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome in the background. At the top, set in an arch on two lines, is the inscription 'TRAITÉ DE ROME - 50 ANS'. At the bottom, again in an arc, the inscription "RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE", with the minting year immediately above it, between the mintmark of Paris, on the left, and the mintmaster's symbol, on the right. On the outer part are the 12 five-pointed stars, symbol of 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 six "2" in incuse (repeated 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).