Commemorative coins of Ireland
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Irish pound
The Irish pound was the currency of Ireland until 2002. Its ISO 4217 code was IEP, and the usual notation was the prefix £...
(IEP/IR£) came to an end and was superseded by the euro
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
. Since then there have been Irish commerative coins denominated in euro
Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Ireland)
This article covers euro gold and silver commemorative coins issued by the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland. It also covers rare cases of collectors coins minted using other precious metals...
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10 Shilling
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Topic: Easter rising of 1916 Easter Rising The Easter Rising was an insurrection staged in Ireland during Easter Week, 1916. The Rising was mounted by Irish republicans with the aims of ending British rule in Ireland and establishing the Irish Republic at a time when the British Empire was heavily engaged in the First World War... |
Designer: T. Hugh Paget | ||
| Value: 10s | Alloy: .8333 Ag (.4858 oz) | Quantity: 2,000,000 20,000 | Quality: Reg Proof | |
| Issued: 1966 | Diameter: 28.6 mm | Weight: 18.14 g | Market Value: - | |
| 1,270,000 of the Ten shilling (Irish coin) were melted in 1971. | ||||
50p
| Topic: Dublin Millennium | Designer: Thomas Ryan | |||
| Value: 50p | Alloy: Cu 750 Ni 250 | Quantity: 5,000,000 50,000 | Quality: Reg Proof | |
| Issued: 1988 | Diameter: - | Weight: 13.5g | Market Value: - | |
| The obverse depicts the Irish harp The reverse design features the Coat of Arms of the City of Dublin & the Coat of Arms of the Lord Mayor of Dublin |
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£1
| Topic: 50th Anniversary of the United Nations | Designer: - | |||
| Value: £1 | Alloy: Ag 925 | Quantity: 25,000 Authorised (2,750 actual mintage?) | Quality: Proof - | |
| Issued: 1995 | Diameter: 38.61 mm | Weight: 28.28 g | Market value: - | |
| The obverse depicts the Irish harp and the dates 1945 and 1995. The reverse design features a dove carrying in its beak a banner announcing the anniversary dates of 1945 and 1995. |
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| Topic: Millennium | Designer: Alan Ardiff & Garrett Stokes | |||
| Value: £1 | Alloy: - | Quantity: 5,000,000 95,000 | Quality: Reg Proof | |
| Issued: 2002 | Diameter: 31.1 mm | Weight: 20 g | Market value: - | |
| The obverse depicts the Irish harp. The reverse design features the Broighter Boat Broighter Gold The Broighter Gold or more correctly, the Broighter Hoard, is a hoard of gold artefacts from the Iron Age of the 1st century BC that were found in 1896 by Tom Nicholl on farmland near Limavady, Northern Ireland. The hoard includes a gold boat, a gold torc and bowl and some other jewellery... that dates from the first century BC. |
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European Currency Unit (ECU)
| Topic: Irish European Community Presidency & European integration | Designer: Thomas Ryan | |||
| Value: 5ecu | Alloy: Ag 925 | Quantity: 20,000 - | Quality: Proof - | |
| Issued: 25.06.1990 | Diameter: 28mm | Weight: 10g | Market Value: - | |
| The obverse depicts the Irish harp surrounded by stars The reverse design features the Irish Red Deer with a Mountains background |
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| Topic: Irish European Community Presidency & European integration | Designer: Thomas Ryan | |||
| Value: 10ecu | Alloy: Ag 925 | Quantity: 20,000 - | Quality: Proof - | |
| Issued: 25.06.1990 | Diameter: 37.5mm | Weight: 28g | Market Value: - | |
| The obverse depicts the Irish harp surrounded by stars The reverse design features the Irish Red Deer with a Mountains background |
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| Topic: Irish European Community Presidency & European integration | Designer: Thomas Ryan | |||
| Value: 50ecu | Alloy: - | Quantity: 5,000 - | Quality: Proof - | |
| Issued: 25.06.1990 | Diameter: - | Weight: 15g | Market Value: - | |
| The obverse depicts the Irish harp surrounded by stars The reverse design features the Irish Red Deer with a Mountains background |
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