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7th Thaler of Europe Council of Europe
| Issuer | Council of Europe |
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| Year | 1974 |
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| Diameter | 40 mm |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 25 JAHRE EUROPARAT STRASSBURG 1949 1974 |
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The Council of Europe's Thaler series, issued sporadically through the 1970s, was a political instrument as much as a numismatic one — each edition timed to align with Council sessions or membership milestones rather than any consistent minting schedule. By 1974, the organization had recently absorbed new member states following the broader détente atmosphere in European diplomacy, and the series functioned as a kind of soft-power calling card distributed to delegates and dignitaries rather than entering any ordinary commercial channel.
Struck in Strasbourg's political orbit but physically produced under contract, these pieces saw negligible circulation by design.