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Commemorative coin of 2 euros of Portugal, issued on March 25, 2007 with a circulation of 1,360,000 copies. Joint issue of 13 eurozone countries in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome. Minted at INCM, Lisbon. Bimetallic, diameter 25.75 mm, weight 8.5 g.
Overse
In the center of the coin is a book - the unfolded Treaty of Rome, against the background of the paving stones of the Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome, designed by Michelangelo. At the top in an arc - the inscription "TRATADO DE ROMA 50 ANOS" (Treaty of Rome 50 years), at the bottom - "PORTUGAL". Above the book - the word "EUROPA". Below - the INCM mark. On the outer ring are the 12 five-pointed stars of the EU.
Reverse
The reverse is the common side of the 2 euro coins of the second type, designed by Luc Luix (Royal Belgian Mint). It depicts a map of Europe as a single continent without internal borders - a symbol of European unity. On the left is a large denomination "2" and the inscription "EURO", on the right is a map with six thin horizontal lines in the background. On the outer ring are the 12 stars of the European Union. The band is finely fluted and inscribed with five shields alternating with seven castles, motifs from the Portuguese coat of arms.
Historical context
The Treaties of Rome were two treaties signed on 25 March 1957 at the Palazzo dei Conservatori on the Capitoline Hill in Rome by representatives of six countries: Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, France and West Germany. One treaty established the European Economic Community (EEC), the other the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom). The treaties entered into force on 1 January 1958. Portugal, then under the authoritarian Estado Novo regime of António de Oliveira Salazar, was not among the founding members. Only after the Carnation Revolution of 25 April 1974 and the transition to democracy was Portugal able to apply (1977) and become a member of the EEC on 1 January 1986, together with Spain. This was the Southern enlargement of the European Communities. Portugal became one of the founding members of the Eurozone in 1999, switching from the escudo to the euro on 1 January 2002.