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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 3323378, member: 39&quot;]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. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuman_Declaration" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuman_Declaration" rel="nofollow">Robert Schuman</a> (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 ...</p><p><br /></p><p><i>* Interestingly, both terms are used, also on the coins: Some issues say &quot;treaty&quot; (in the language of the issuing member state), others say &quot;treaties&quot;.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>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.</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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