This set comprises four German coins: 2 euros, 1 euro, 50 centimes and 20 centimes, and four French coins: 10 centimes, 5 centimes, 2 centimes and 1 centime. It was issued by both the Monnaie de Paris and the German Ministry of Finance to mark the fortieth anniversary of the Treaty of Elysée on January 22, 2003, celebrated by French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder.