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Italy to issue €2 EU constitution coin
Rome has announced a €2 euro coin commemorating the signing of the EU constitution despite referendum rejections in France and the Netherlands. The Republic of Italy has unveiled a design for 18 million coins to be minted marking the signing of the EU constitution in Rome last October. The commemorative coin plan has been officially announced despite the ‘Treaty of Rome’ being blocked by French and Dutch voters last May and June. The special issue - already dubbed the "coin-stitution" - is for general circulation, and is not a limited edition collectors special. The €2 piece will end up in the pockets of all euro users, a development that may surprise French and Dutch voters after both countries rejected the European constitution celebrated on the coin. The European Commission has published the Italian Republic’s coin design in Wednesday’s EU Official Journal. All new coins – including commemorative issues that are legal tender – must be publicised in the journal to avoid chaos in Europe’s banks and at the eurozone’s shop check outs.
