fwo_639185 - GIBRALTAR 2,8 Ecus Proof Union Européenne 1994
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Price : 25.00 €
Type : 2,8 Ecus Proof Union Européenne
Date: 1994
Quantity minted : -
Metal : copper nickel
Diameter : 38,61 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Edge : cannelée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ELIZABETH II - GIBRALTAR·1994.
Obverse description : buste couronné à droite de la reine Élisabeth II.
Reverse
Reverse legend : EUROPEAN / UNION / 2·8 / ECUS.
Reverse description : victoire ailée au-dessus d’un char.
Commentary
ECU est l’acronyme d’European Currency Unit. Cette devise internationale a été créée en 1979 dans le cadre du Système monétaire européen (SME) dans le but de donner aux pays membres de la CEE une zone de stabilité monétaire en limitant les fluctuations des taux de change entre les pays membres. Ce n'était pas une vraie monnaie mais un panier de valeurs. La véritable monnaie sera l’Euro..
ECU stands for European coin Unit. This international coin was created in 1979 as part of the European Monetary System (EMS) with the aim of providing EEC member countries with a zone of monetary stability by limiting exchange rate fluctuations between member countries. It was not a real coin but a basket of values. The real coin would be the euro.
ECU stands for European coin Unit. This international coin was created in 1979 as part of the European Monetary System (EMS) with the aim of providing EEC member countries with a zone of monetary stability by limiting exchange rate fluctuations between member countries. It was not a real coin but a basket of values. The real coin would be the euro.
Historical background
GIBRALTAR
From the Arabic "Djebel Tarik" ("the mountain of Tariq" named after Tariq ibn Ziyad), Gibraltar is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom located in the south of Spain. It connects the Mediterranean to the Atlantic Ocean. The English have maintained a significant military presence there in the past. Although it is now reduced, there are still many testimonies. Gibraltar is claimed by Spain although the majority of the population is against it. The question of Gibraltar is a major cause of dissension in Anglo-Spanish relations. Gibraltar is part of the European Union even if certain European regulations do not apply there, in particular in customs matters.
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