Irish euro coins

Irish euro coins all share the same design by Jarlath Hayes, that of the harp, a traditional symbol for Ireland since the Middle Ages, based on that of the Brian Boru harp, housed in Trinity College, Dublin. The same harp is used as the official seals of the Taoiseach, and government ministers and the Seal of the President of Ireland. The coins' design also features the 12 stars of the EU, the year of imprint and the Irish name for Ireland, "ÉIRE", in the traditional Gaelic script.

Irish euro design

For images of the common side and a detailed description of the coins, see euro coins.

Depiction of Irish euro coinage | Obverse side
€ 0.01	€ 0.02	€ 0.05

Cláirseach (traditional Irish harp)
€ 0.10	€ 0.20	€ 0.50

Cláirseach
€ 1.00	€ 2.00	€ 2 Coin Edge
		for a total of 12 stars
Cláirseach		for a total of 12 stars

Circulating Mintage quantities

Face Value ^[1]	€0.01	€0.02	€0.05	€0.10	€0.20	€0.50	€1.00	€2.00	€2.00 Comm
2002	404.314,788	354,618,386	456,245,848	275,888,284	234,550,562	144,119,592	135,114,737	90,563,110	^*
2003	77,837,182	177,225,034	48,287,370	133,750,907	57,077,221	11,747,326	2,455,700	2,566,076	^*
2004	174,793,634	142,964,694	80,314,322	36,732,778	32,381,447	6,709,312	1,592,990	3,698,186	^*
2005	126,969,391	72,549,884	56,459,380	7,097,786	40,444,062	17,258,568	6,774,777	13,077,599	^*
2006	111,166,861	26,588,597	88,018,370	9,679,229	10,377,229	7,479,651	4,038,722	5,421,340	^*
2007	163,748,944	200,887,066	136,157,269	79,388,096	34.489.488	8,702,160	3,942,582	7,615,260
2008	59,002,134	42,116,152	61,844,008	53,997,990	45,990,533	1,122,371	2,579,757	5,792,003	^*
2009	52,245,218	20,421,876	10,333,341	10,850,328	4,279,307	1,866,011	3,314,828	1,030,507
2010	4,948,911	3,496,511	1,023,881	1,078,313	1,027,059	1,173,242	1,082,716	1,448,746	^*
2011	895,708	4,224,772	969,937	358,837	1,119,368	1,039,753	1,038,865	998,971
2012	^**	^**	^**	^**	^**	^**	^**	^**	^*
* No coins were minted that year for that denomination Data not available yet * Small quantities minted for sets only

Identifying marks

National Identifier	"éıʀe"
Mint Mark	None
Engravers Initials	None
€2 Edge inscription

€2 commemorative coins

Ireland is one of the few eurozone countries that so far has not issued an independent €2 euro commemorative coin.^[2]

Gold and silver commemorative coins

Irish proof sets

In 2006 & 2007 the Central Bank of Ireland issued a limited edition of its Euro coins in proof quality.

Irish starter kit

In 2001 the Central Bank of Ireland issued starter kits for the introduction of the Euro.

€15 coin

Limited release in 2010, featuring an Irish hunter horse and foal.^[3]

References

^ "Circulating Mintage quantities". Henning Agt. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
^ http://myeurohobby.eu/
^ Limited €15 coin released. RTÉ. 17 October 2010.

External links

The Euro Information Website – Ireland

[1] "Circulating Mintage quantities". Henning Agt. Retrieved 2008-08-19.

[2] ttp://myeurohobby.eu/

[3] Limited €15 coin released. RTÉ. 17 October 2010.

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