2007 Hungary 50Ft BU Coin "Treaty of Rome 50 Years"

• Mint: Hungarian Mint
• Denomination: 50 Forint
• Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated
• Issue limit: 12,000
• Alloy: Cupronickel
• Diameter: 27.4 mm
• Weight: 7.7 grams
• Artist: István Kósa
• Issue Date: March 25, 2007
• Box/Capsule: No/Blister
• Certificate: Numbered Printed Card

Issued on March 25, 2007, this issue celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome by France, West-Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg on March 25, 2007 - the founding treaty of the European Economic Community. 12,000 coins from the first-day minting are presented in individually numbered gift packaging.

The Treaty of Rome established the European Economic Community and notably paved the way for the introduction of the euro as a currency in 1999 and euro banknotes and coins in 2002. The treaty has later been amended by numerous treaties, especially the Treaty of Maastricht in 1993.

Another treaty that was signed in Rome on the same day established the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), and the Treaties of Rome were subsequently ratified by national parliaments during the following months and came into effect on January 1, 1958.