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Commemorative coin 2 euros of the Republic of Slovenia, issued on March 25, 2007 in a circulation of 400,000 copies. Joint issue of 13 euro zone countries in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome. Minted at the Royal Netherlands Mint (Utrecht). Bimetallic, diameter 25.75 mm, weight 8.5 g.
Obverse
In the center of the coin is a book - the unfolded Treaty of Rome, against the background of the cobblestones of Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome, designed by Michelangelo. Above in an arc - "RIMSKA POGODBA 50 LET", below - "SLOVENIJA". Above the book - the word "EVROPA". Utrecht mint mark. On the outer ring - 12 EU stars.
Reverse
The reverse is the common side of the 2 euro coins of the first type, designed by Luc Luix. It depicts a map of the enlarged European Union with stylized lines. On the left - the denomination "2" and the inscription "EURO". On the ring - 12 five-pointed EU stars. The edge - with fine ribbing and the inscription "SLOVENIJA ★", repeated.
Historical context
The Treaties of Rome - two treaties signed on 25 March 1957 in 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 second - the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom). The treaties entered into force on 1 January 1958. Slovenia, then part of Yugoslavia, was not among the founding members. Only after declaring independence on 25 June 1991 and a ten-year transition period was the country able to become a member of the EU on 1 May 2004. Slovenia was the first Slavic country to join the eurozone on 1 January 2007, replacing the tolar with the euro at a rate of 239.640 SIT = 1 €. This happened only 3 years after joining the EU.