© Bertolami Fine Arts
© Bertolami Fine Arts
Robert Schuman and the European Coal and Steel Community
1950 year| Bronze | 163 g | 68 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Period | Fourth Republic (1946-1958) |
| Type | Commemorative medals › Personality medals |
| Year | 1950 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 163 g |
| Diameter | 68 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#381262 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Map of the union states.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
"PREMIERE ETAPE / DE LA / FEDERATION / EUROPEENNE"...
EUROPÄISCHE GEMEINSCHAFT FÜR KOHLE UND STAHL
COMUNITÀ EUROPEA DEL CARBONE E DELL'ACCIAIO
COMMUNAUTE EUROPEENNE DU CHARBON ET DE L'ACIER
EUROPESE GEMEENSCHAP VOOR KOLEN EN STAAL
9 MAI 1950
Engraver: Robert Cochet
Comment
Robert Schuman (1886-1963), French statesman. As French Foreign Minister he laid the plan for the joint management of German and French heavy industry. The “Schuman Plan” led to the founding of the European Coal and Steel Community (Montan Union).This became the nucleus of today's EU. Schuman later became president of the European Parliament
