The coin shows the Treaty of Rome being signed by the six founding countries of the European Union a background evoking the paving (designed by Michelangelo) of the Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome, where the signing took place on March 25, 1957. The words ‘Treaty of Rome 50 years’, ‘EUROPE’, and `ITALIAN REPUBLIC appear in Italian. The coin’s outer ring bears the twelve five-pointed stars of the European Union.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
TRATTATI DI ROMA
50º ANNIVERSARIO
EUROPA
2007 R
REPUBBLICA ITALIANA (Translation: Treaty of Rome 50 years Europe 2007 R Italian Republic)
Reverse description
A map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
2 EURO
LL
Edge
Finely ribbed with edge lettering: six times the sequence `2 * *