Hi all, I wanted to share these two Circulating Commemorative Coins from Ireland. I picked these up at the 2019 NYINC Coin Show.. 2000 - 1 Punt (Millennium) - 1 Pound https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces32222.html 2007 - Treaty of Rome - 2 Euro https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces2211.html
Thanks, PaddyManI followed the link off the link and read about the Broighter Hoard find. Just asking, though... what do the two stars represent?
I'm checking it out.. Found this - Quote "The mast of the ship was used stylistically as the symbol for the cross, with the cross bar canted to give the perspective of looking to the two stars in the field above to the right of the mast of the ship." closed quote http://www.irishcoins.com/?id=5356 This information is for the silver version of my coin
The treaty of Rome and the treaty of Maastricht are the two foundations for the European Union. Rome was in ‘58 and established the European Economic Council (EEC). This was a big win for (West) Germany, as they started being part of the team again, as they tried to break their economic and political isolation. Edit: each EU country has its own treaty of Rome 2€ coin.
Well, West Germany had already been part of the ECSC (European Coal and Steel Community) founded in 1951 - by the same countries that six years later founded the EEC. Robert Schuman (Edit - link added) was one of the main driving forces behind the concept. The ECSC established the common market, except it was for coal and steel only. The EEC, established by the Treaty or Treaties* of Rome, expanded the idea ... * Interestingly, both terms are used, also on the coins: Some issues say "treaty" (in the language of the issuing member state), others say "treaties". The ToR piece was also the very first Irish commemorative €2 coin. Three other joint issues followed, and in 2016 they had their first country specific commem (Easter Rising anniversary. A few days ago Ireland issued another one, dedicated to the Dáil Éireann centennial. Christian