• On sale!
ECU2b : 1979 - Env. RECOMMANDEE "Entrée en vigueur du Système Monétaire Européen"
  • ECU2b : 1979 - Env. RECOMMANDEE "Entrée en vigueur du Système Monétaire Européen"

ECU2R : 1979 - REGISTERED EP envelope European Monetary System Entry into force

€50.00
Quantity

N°ECU2R : official REGISTERED letterhead envelope "European Parliament" (OE) -

"Session of European Parliament, Strasbourg 13.03.1979 - Entry into force of European Monetary System (E.M.S.) / European Currency Unit (E.C.U.) - on the initiative of Mr. Valery GISCARD D'ESTAING, President of France & Mr. Helmut SCHMIDT, Chancellor of Germany"

Postage France 1,20F and 1,70F  "Council of Europe Service stamp” + complement

Slogan cancellation "Strasbourg, Session of the European Parliament" + Handstamp "Strasbourg, Council of Europe" 13.03.1979

Limited edition : 30 copies

Historic and extremely rare cover.

The last copies in stock!

100% secure payments

Birth of the European Monetary System and the E.C.U. (European Currency Unit)

Precursor of the EURO

April 7-8, 1978, Copenhagen European Council: German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing submit to their partners a draft European Monetary System (EMS).

4-5 December 1978, Brussels European Council: Historic European Agreement on the creation of the single currency ECU (European Currency Unit), European unit of account which represents the weighted average of the participating currencies, adopted by eight countries of the common market (Germany Federal, Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands).

12-13 March 1979, Paris European Council: Entry into force of the European Monetary System (March 13) based on the concept of fixed, but adjustable, exchange rates. The member states of the European Union now undertake to respect a fluctuation band for their currencies restricted to +/- 2.25%. This level marks the start of European monetary stability.

ECU2R
8 Items

Data sheet

dateemission
13/03/1979

Specific References



You might also like