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All Irish euro coins bear the same design on their obverse side: a Celtic harp based on the Trinity College Harp, flanked to the left and right by the word "ÉIRE" (Irish for Ireland) and the year the coin was struck, written in Gaelic type. These in turn are surrounded by the 12 stars of the flag of Europe. On the one-euro coin the stars ...
There have been three sets of coins in Ireland since independence. In all three, the coin showed a Celtic harp on the obverse.The pre-decimal coins of the Irish punt had realistic animals on the reverse; the decimal coins retained some of these but featured ornamental birds on the lower denominations; and the euro coins used the common design of the euro currencies.
Ireland adopted the euro as its currency along with most of its EU partners on 1 January 2002. The national side of the Irish euro coins bears the coat of arms of Ireland and the 12 stars of the EU, the year of imprint and the Irish name for Ireland, Éire, in the traditional Irish script. These coins circulate throughout the eurozone.
A silver 15 Euro Proof Coin commemorating Ernest Walton (1903–1995), an Irish physicist and 1951 Nobel laureate for being the first person to artificially split the atom. A silver 15 Euro Proof Coin commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of W. B. Yeats , Irish poet and Nobel Laureate.
Pages in category "Coins of the Republic of Ireland" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. ... File:2003 Ireland 10 Euro Sir William Hamilton ...
The basis for the euro coins is derived from a European recommendation from 2003, which allowed changing the national obverse sides of euro coins from 1 January 2004 onwards. [25] However, a number of recommendations and restrictions still apply. Euro coins must still have a common reverse side, so only the national obverse sides may be varied.
The basis for the euro coins is derived from a European recommendation from 2003, which allowed changing the national obverse sides of euro coins from 1 January 2004 onwards. [2] Regarding them, a series of restrictions apply: [3] [4] [1] Commemorative coins have a different national face than usual and keep the common face.
The obverse inscription is in the Irish-Gaelic language. This coin was issued by the Republic of Ireland during the term of Mary McAleese , President of Ireland (1997 - 2011). Obverse picture