Commemorative piece

25th anniversary of L'European Monetary Institute.

Obverse

The portrait ofAlexandre Lamfalussy, the first president of the IME, on the right with his name below. On the left side, the abbreviation Emi is central with the year 1994 above, referring to the date of creation of the Institute and the designation of Lamfalussy like its first president. Below " Emi ", Several parts are represented falling on each other with the registration €," ECU "and" BEF "from top to bottom. Since it is a Belgian program, we have chosen for "BEF", the abbreviation of our old national currency. The purpose of this representation is to symbolize the transition of national currencies around the cash unique European, I'euro Like the IME the accent was placed on the establishment of the European system of central banks, including the ECB and new currency.On the upper part on the left side of the play is an inscription "European monetary institute". The workshop hallmark (a mercury stick is located on the left with the punch Belgian of the director of the workshops, the coat of arms of the town ofHerzele). The BE country code and the 2019 vintage are at the bottom. The LL initials referring to the creator of the play, sir Luc Luycx, are registered on the right. The outside ring of the room represents the 12 stars of European flag.

Reverse

A card on the continent European is represented on a dynamic canvas made up of the twelve stars of theEuropean Union.