Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Ireland)

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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 (coins not planned for normal circulation) minted using other precious metals. It does not cover either the Irish €2 commemorative coins or the Irish Pound commemorative coins.

For euro gold and silver commemorative coins of other countries see Euro gold and silver commemorative coins.

See also: Commemorative coins of Ireland

2003 coinage

File:Special olympix 5euro obverse.JPG File:Special olympix 5euro Reverse.JPG	Special Olympics World Summer Games
	Designer: -		Mint:
	Value: €5	Alloy: Cu 750 Ni 250	Quantity: 60,000	Quality: BU
	Issued: -	Diameter: -	Weight: -	Market Value: -
File:2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games €10 Obverse.jpg	Special Olympics World Summer Games
	Designer: V. McCallion & Tricia Holbrook -		Mint:
	Value: €10	Alloy: Ag 925	Quantity: 30,000	Quality: Proof
	Issued: -	Diameter: 38.61mm	Weight: 28.28g	Market Value: -
The obverse depicts the Irish harp surrounded by stars The reverse design features the logo of the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games

2004 coinage

File:Accession of ten new countries to the European Union Obverse.jpg	European Union Accession
	Designer: Thomas Emmet Mullins & Paul Regan		Mint:
	Value: €10	Alloy: Ag 925	Quantity: 50,000	Quality: Proof
	Issued: 08.04.2004	Diameter: 38.61mm	Weight: 28.28g	Market Value: -
The obverse depicts the Irish harp surrounded by the names of the ten accession countries in their own official languages The reverse design features a swan nesting ten eggs representing the EU welcoming ten new countries into the fold

2005 coinage

File:2003 Ireland 10 Euro Sir William Hamilton Obverse.jpg	Sir William Rowan Hamilton Birth 200th Anniversary
	Designer: Micheal Guilfoyle		Mint:
	Value: €10	Alloy: Ag 925	Quantity: 30,000	Quality: Proof
	Issued: 23.05.2005	Diameter: 38.61mm	Weight: 28.28g	Original Value: €32.00 Market Value: -
The obverse depicts the Irish harp and the inscription "The Hamilton Year Of Science" The reverse design features the nabla symbol surrounded by a decorative pattern formed from symbols and the inscription "Sir William Rowan Hamilton 1805-1865"

2006 coinage

File:Sam beck 20euro gold Obverse.JPG	Samuel Beckett Birth 100th Anniversary
	Designer: Emmet Mullins		Mint: B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt GmbH - Germany
	Value: €20	Alloy: Au	Quantity: 20,000	Quality: Proof
	Issued: 02.05.2006	Diameter: 13.92mm	Weight: 1.24g	Market Value:
File:Sam beck 10euro gold Obverse.JPG File:Sam beck 10euro gold Reverse.JPG	Samuel Beckett Birth 100th Anniversary
	Designer: Emmet Mullins		Mint: B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt GmbH - Germany
	Value: €10	Alloy: Ag 925	Quantity: 35,000	Quality: Proof
	Issued: 02.05.2006	Diameter: 38.61mm	Weight: 28.28g	Market Value:
Obverse: Brian Boru harp, above- inscription "Samuel Beckett 1906 - 1989", below- 'éire' + date. Reverse: design features an image of Beckett with a scene of his most famous work ‘Waiting for Godot’ The coins were designed by Emmet Mullins who won a national design competition held in 2005.

2007 coinage

File:2007 Ireland 20 Euro Celtic Culture Obverse.jpg File:2007 Ireland 20 Euro Celtic Culture Reverse.jpg	Ireland’s influence on European Celtic culture
	Designer: Mary Gregoriy		Mint: B.H. Meyer's
	Value: €20	Alloy: Au 999	Quantity: 25,000	Quality: Proof
	Issued: 11.09.2007	Diameter: 13.92mm	Weight: 1.244g	Market Value:
File:2007 Ireland 10 Euro Celtic Culture Obverse.jpg File:2007 Ireland 10 Euro Celtic Culture Reverse.jpg	Ireland’s Influence on European Celtic culture
	Designer: Mary Gregoriy		Mint: B.H. Meyer's
	Value: €10	Alloy: Ag 925	Quantity: 35,000	Quality: Proof
	Issued: 11.09.2007	Diameter: 38.61mm	Weight: 28.28g	Original Value: €35.00 Market Value:
Obverse: Brian Boru harp, left- 'éire', right- date. Reverse: Four metamorphic figures in a cruciform arrangement in animated conversation with each figure holding in its hand an item that references a different aspect of how Ireland has influenced and inspired European Celtic culture: literature, music, construction & new technology. rim- denomination (7 times) & Europa mark (1 time) The coins were launched at a reception in the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, hosted by the Governor of the Central Bank, John Hurley.
File:2007 Ivan Meštroviæ €15 Obverse.jpg	Ivan Meštrović's design
	Designer: Ivan Meštrović & Damir Mataušić'		Mint: Croatian Monetary Institute
	Value: €15	Alloy: Ag 925	Quantity: 8,000	Quality: Proof
	Issued: 15.02.2007	Diameter: 37.00mm	Weight: 24g	Market Value:
Obverse: two shamrock leaves with date upper left and the Brian Boru harp lower right and two squares (taken from the Croatian crest), éire above, denomination below. Reverse: stylized Brian Boru harp, female player to left behind - design submitted in 1927 by Ivan Meštrović for use in the first coinage of the Irish Free State. Above: Ivan Meštrović 1883 - 1962. The €15 coin has been produced in cooperation with the Croatian National Bank and commemorates the work of the Croatian sculptor, Ivan Meštrović.

2008 coinage

File:Sceilig mhichil irish 20 euro obverse.JPG File:Sceilig mhichil irish 20 euro reverse.gif	UNESCO Heritage Site of Skellig Michael
	Designer: Michael Guilfoyle		Mint: Royal Dutch Mint
	Value: €20	Alloy: Au 999	Quantity: 15,000	Quality: Proof
	Issued: 23.04.2008	Diameter: 13.92mm	Weight: 1.244g	Market Value:
File:Sceilig mhichil Irish 10 euro obverse.gif File:Sceilig mhichil irish 10 euro reverse.gif	UNESCO Heritage Site of Skellig Michael
	Designer: Michael Guilfoyle		Mint: Royal Dutch Mint
	Value: €10	Alloy: Ag 925	Quantity: 25,000	Quality: Proof
	Issued: 23.04.2008	Diameter: 38.61mm	Weight: 28.28g	Original Value: €36.00 Market Value:
Obverse: Brian Boru harp, left- 'éire', right- date. Reverse: Sceilig Mhichil island with a flock of birds soaring from the summit towards 12 stars, left- Europa mark & denomination, legend- SCEILIG MHICHIL The coins were produced by the Central Bank in collaboration with the Office of Public Works and celebrate Sceilig Mhichíl, the UNESCO Heritage Site located off the west coast of Ireland.
File:International polar year irish 100 euro obverse.JPG File:International polar year irish 100 euro reverse.JPG	International polar year
	Designer: Thomas Ryan		Mint: Münze Österreich AG
	Value: €100	Alloy: Au 999	Quantity: 3,000	Quality: Proof
	Issued: September	Diameter: 28mm	Weight: 15.50g	Market Value:
File:International polar year irish 5 euro obverse.JPG File:International polar year irish 5 euro reverse.JPG	International polar year
	Designer: Thomas Ryan		Mint: Münze Österreich AG
	Value: €5	Alloy: Ag 925	Quantity: 6,000	Quality: Proof
	Issued: September	Diameter: 28mm	Weight: 8.52g	Market Value:
Obverse: Brian Boru harp, left- 'éire', right- date, lower-right- International Polar Year logo, all surrounded by a laurel wreath. Reverse: The coins feature the Antarctic explorers Ernest Shackleton & Tom Crean

2009 coinage

[[Image:|160px]] [[Image:|160px]]	The Ploughman
	Designer: Emmet Mullins		Mint:
	Value: €20	Alloy: Au 999	Quantity: 10,000	Quality: Proof
	Issued: 06.05.2009	Diameter: 13.92mm	Weight: 1.244g	Original Value: €55.00 Market Value:
[[Image:|160px]] [[Image:|160px]]	The Ploughman
	Designer: Emmet Mullins		Mint:
	Value: €10	Alloy: Ag 925	Quantity: 10,000	Quality: Proof
	Issued: 06.05.2009	Diameter: 38.61mm	Weight: 28.28g	Original Value: €36.00 Market Value:
Obverse: Reverse: This coin was launched on 6 May 2009 to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the introduction into circulation of The Consolidated Irish Banknotes Series also known as the Ploughman Banknotes. This product has an individual issue limit of 10,000 pieces & a Double Proof Set limit of 5,000 pieces. The designer of the coin, Emmet Mullins, has created a modern interpretation of the Ploughman Design from the original banknotes.
[[Image:|160px]] [[Image:|160px]]	G.A.A
	Designer: Michael Guilfoyle		Mint:
	Value: €15	Alloy: Ag 925	Quantity: 10,000	Quality: Proof
	Issued: ??.??.2009	Diameter: 37.00mm	Weight: 24g	Market Value:
Obverse: Reverse: The coin Celebrates the 125TH Anniversary of the Gaelic Athletic Association (G.A.A.)

2010 coinage

[[Image:|160px]] [[Image:|160px]]	Gaisce The Presidents Award
	Designer: Michael Guilfoyle		Mint: Origination and production by The Royal Dutch Mint
	Value: €20	Alloy: Au 999	Quantity: 10,000*	Quality: Proof
	Issued: 28.04.2010	Diameter: 13.92mm	Weight: 1.00gms	Original Value: €58.00 Market Value:
[[Image:|160px]] [[Image:|160px]]	Gaisce The Presidents Award
	Designer: Michael Guilfoyle		Mint: Origination and production by The Royal Dutch Mint
	Value: €10	Alloy: Ag 925	Quantity: 12,000*	Quality: Proof
	Issued: 28.04.2010	Diameter: 38.61mm	Weight: 28.28gms	Original Value: €36.00 Market Value:
* of which 4,000 gold and silver coins have been reserved for issue in the two-coin sets. Obverse: Traditionally depicting the 14 string Irish Harp modelled on the 'Brian Ború' harp in Trinity Colelge, Dublin. This harp has been used on Irrish coins since 1928 and on this coin it is surrounded by a laurel wreath to reflect the prestigious nature of Gaisce - The Presidents Award. Reverse: Depicts Áras an Uachtaráin, the official residence of the President of Ireland, the patron of Gaisce. It also features some of thdiverse range of challenges that participants in the Award undertake.
[[Image:|160px]] [[Image:|160px]]	Modern Interpretation of Halfcrown
	Designer: Emmet Mullins		Mint: Origination and production by The Royal Dutch Mint
	Value: €15	Alloy: Ag 925	Quantity: 15,000	Quality: Proof
	Issued: 13.09.2010	Diameter: 38.61mm	Weight: 28.28gms	Original Value: €36.00 Market Value:
Obverse: Depicts a horse similar (if not the exact same) to the original Percy Metcalfe Halfcrown, overlaid with a young horse rubbing against the Adult horse (possible mother and child), above the rear of the adult horse is depicted 15 (line break) Euro. Reverse: Features the harp and the year of date 2010.

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