2 Euro Commemorative coins Ireland 2007

50th anniversary of the Signature of the Treaty of Rome

The Obverse depicts in the centre the design of the treaty, surmounted by the word "AN EORAIP", signed by the six founding countries of the European Economic Community, with the paving of Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome in the background. At the top, set in an arch on two lines, is the inscription "CONRADH NA RÓIMHE 50 BLIAIN". At the bottom, again in an arc, the inscription "EIRE" followed by the minting year. On the outside part 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 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).