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 Official 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
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Cláirseach (traditional Irish harp)
€ 0.10	€ 0.20	€ 0.50
File:Eurocoin.ie.010.gif	File:Eurocoin.ie.020.gif	File:Eurocoin.ie.050.gif
Cláirseach
€ 1.00	€ 2.00	€ 2 Coin Edge
	File:2 Euro coin Ie.gif	for a total of 12 stars
Cláirseach

Circulating Mintage quantities

Face Value	€0.01	€0.02	€0.05	€0.10	€0.20	€0.50	€1.00	€2.00	€2.00 Comm
2002	404.334.788	354.638.386	456.265.848	275.908.284	234.570.562	144.139.592	135.134.737	90.543.166	//
2003	77.902.182	177.290.034	48.352.370	133.815.907	57.142.221	11.812.326	2.520.700	2.631.076	//
2004	174.833.634	143.004.694	80.354.322	36.772.778	32.421.447	6.749.312	1.632.990	3.738.186	//
2005	127.019.391	72.599.884	56.509.380	4.707.786	40.494.062	17.308.568	6.824.777	12.037.981	//
2006	105.468.273	26.628.597	88.058.370	9.263.411	10.417.229	1.021.138	4.078.722	3.920.519	//
2007	18.515.843	84.291.248	36.225.742	54.434.307	12.953.789	4.991.002	1.850.049	5.413.663	4.650.112
2008	5.744.031	52.068	50.000	11.794.508	14.786.835	50.000	2.609.757	5.822.003	???
/// = has not been minted, ??? = unknown as of yet, --- = only minted for sets

Identifying marks

Main article: Identifying marks on euro coins

National Identifier	"éıʀe"
Mint Mark	None
Engravers Initials	None
€2 Edge inscription	File:Edge.com2.s01.jpg

€2 commemorative coins

Main article: €2 commemorative coins

• 50th Anniversary of the Signature of the Treaty of Rome (2007)
  50^th Anniversary of the Signature of the Treaty of Rome (2007)

Gold and silver commemorative coins

Main article: Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Ireland)

• 
  Accession of ten new countries to the European Union (2004)
• 
  Samuel Beckett Birth 100th Anniversary (2006)
• 
  Ivan Meštrović's design (2007)
• International polar year (2008)
  International polar year (2008)

Irish proof sets

Main article: Euro proof sets

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

• 
  How the set looks. (2007)

Irish starter kit

Main article: Euro starter kits

In 2002 the Central Bank of Ireland issued starter kits for the introduction of the Euro.

• The Irish Starter Kit. (2002)
  The Irish Starter Kit. (2002)

See also

• Coinage of the Republic of Ireland

External links

• European Central Bank – Information about the Irish euro coins
• Central Bank of Ireland
• The Euro Information Website – Ireland