Finland to issue a two-euro commemorative coin for the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome
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Press release number 12
Thursday 22 March 2007, 12:00 AM
In addition to the name of the issuing country, the national side of the new coin will also show the Treaty document as signed by the representatives of the six Founder Member States. The document is superimposed on a pattern resembling the pavement on the Piazza del Campidoglio designed by Michelangelo. The Treaty of Rome was signed here on 25 March 1957. The reverse side of the new coin is identical to that of the ordinary two-euro coin.
A total of 1,400,000 of the new commemorative coins will be struck in Finland. Starting on 26 March 2007, the Bank of Finland will issue a batch of 800,000 through normal currency supply channels as change, while the remaining 600,000 will be issued through Finnish commercial banks as wholesale deliveries. Most of the new coins will enter circulation as change, though they are also available in coin shops.
Euro area countries are allowed to change the design on the national side of the two-euro coin to commemorate significant events and personalities. This is the fourth commemorative two-euro coin issued by Finland. The first one was issued in summer 2004 to celebrate the EU enlargement, the second one in autumn 2005 in connection with the 60th anniversary of the United Nations and 50 years of Finnish membership of the world organization, and the third one in October 2006 to celebrate one hundred years of universal suffrage in Finland. The commemorative coins are legal tender in all euro area countries.
For further information, please contact:
Marja Kirppu, Senior Budget Secretary, Ministry of Finance, tel. +358 (0)9 1603 3045
Kyösti Norhomaa, Vault Manager, Bank of Finland, tel. +358 (0)10 831 3413
Links:
The new commemorative coin (JPEG)
All commemorative coins: http://www.ecb.int/bc/euro/coins/comm/html/index.en.html