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1st Thaler of Europe Robert Schuman
| Issuer | Centre Européen d'Études Burgondo-Médianes |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Robert Schuman, European statesman and founding father of the European Union, rendered in high relief with fine portrait detail. The legend ROBERT SCHUMAN arcs along the upper periphery in raised Latin letters. The birth and death years • 1886 - 1963 • appear in the lower field, flanked by raised bullet points, serving as a biographical inscription. The portrait is engraved by Hans Köttenstorfer in a naturalistic academic style. The field is smooth and unadorned, drawing full focus to the effigy. |
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| Obverse lettering | ROBERT SCHUMAN • 1886 - 1963 • |
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The Centre Européen d'Études Burgondo-Médianes, based in Basel, issued this piece as part of a broader medallic tradition honoring figures associated with post-war European integration. Schuman's Declaration of 9 May 1950 — drafted largely by Jean Monnet — proposed placing Franco-German coal and steel production under a common authority, the political seed from which the European Communities grew. The "Thaler of Europe" designation is a deliberate anachronism, invoking the large silver trade coins that once circulated across the fragmented Holy Roman territories as a shared medium.
The .900 fine gold specification follows Swiss medallic convention rather than any monetary standard.