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  • 2 Euro 2013, KM# 2094, France, 50th Anniversary of the Élysée Treaty
  • 2 Euro 2013, KM# 2094, France, 50th Anniversary of the Élysée Treaty
Description

The Élysée Treaty was a treaty of friendship between France and West Germany, signed by President Charles de Gaulle and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer on January 22, 1963 at the Élysée Palace in Paris. With the signing of this treaty, Germany and France established a new foundation for relations that ended centuries of rivalry between them.

The treaty called for regular consultations between France and West Germany on all important questions concerning defense, education and youth issues. It also requires regular summits between high-level officials, which implies that the Heads of State and Government have to meet at least twice a year and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs every three months, to ensure close collaboration between the two states.

Obverse

Depicts stylised portraits of the Élysée Treaty's signatories (Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Konrad Adenauer and President of the French Republic Charles de Gaulle), their signatures and inscriptions "Élysée Treaty 50 Years" in German and French. The mintmark of the Paris Mint (Cornucopia) on the left. The issuing country's code 'RF' and mintmaster privy mark (Pentagon with letters AG, MP and YS, Yves Sampo, the directors of the Paris Mint).

Engravers: Stefanie Lindner (Berlin State Mint), Yves Sampo (Paris Mint), Alina Hoyer, Sneschana Russewa-Hoyer

TRAITÉ
DE L'ÉLYSÉE
50
ANS
JAHRE
2013
ÉLYSÉE-
VERTRAG
RF

Reverse

A geographical map of Western Europe spans the outer ring and inner core on the right side of the coin. The inscription 2 EURO is superimposed over the map of Europe, with the numeral “2” located in an open field representing the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

12 stars are located on the right side of the outer ring, with six stars atop the map of Europe and six stars below it; six vertical stripes cut across the inner core of the coin, visually connecting the upper and lower star segments.

Luc Luycx, a designer at the Royal Belgian Mint, designed the Euro’s common reverse; his initials, LL, are seen on the right side of the design, just under the “O” in “EURO.”

2 EURO
LL

Edge

The sequence "2 ★ ★" repeated six times alternately upright and inverted

2 ★ ★ 2 ★ ★ 2 ★ ★ 2 ★ ★ 2 ★ ★ 2 ★ ★

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Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material Bi-Metallic
Ring Cupronickel
Center Nickel Brass
Weight 8.5 g
Diameter 25.75 mm
Thickness 2.2 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Paris Mint (A)

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