Irish euro coins

Obverse side of the Irish one euro coin

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 on 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 minting and the Irish name for Ireland, "Éire", in a traditional Gaelic script.

As 1c and 2c coins are of comparatively low value, a National Payments Plan prepared by the Central Bank of Ireland approved by the Government in April 2013 plans "to trial the use of a rounding convention in a pilot project in a mid-size Irish town", with the 1c and 2c no longer being minted while remaining legal tender.

Irish euro design

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

All Irish euro coins bear the same design on their obverse side: a Celtic harp surrounded by the words "éire" (Irish for Ireland) in Gaelic script, which in turn is surrounded by the 12 stars of the flag of Europe. On the one euro coin the stars appear on the gold coloured surround with the harp and words in the silver coloured centre. The colours are in the reverse for the two euro coin.

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

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	404,314,788	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	4,640,112
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	52,258,019	41,091,162	10,333,341	10,850,328	4,279,307	1,866,011	3,314,828	1,030,507	3,825,908
2010	7,636,442	3,496,511	1,023,881	1,078,313	1,027,059	1,173,242	1,082,716	1,470,285	*
2011	23,261,567	4,813,844	1,024,637	1,030,118	1,201,428	1,096,961	1,104,965	1,053,271	*
2012	70,000,000	35,000,000	30,000,000	9,000,000	19,000,000	5,000,000	7,000,000	10,000,000	1,349,867
2013	49,000,000	40,000,000	19,000,000	15,000,000	17,000,000	11,000,000	6,000,000	15,000,000	*
2014	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	*
2015	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
* No coins were minted that year for that denomination ** Data not available yet *** Small quantities minted for sets only

Commemorative coins

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

Limited release in 2010, featuring an Irish hunter horse and foal.

Limited release in 2011, featuring a Salmon and smolt.

Limited release in 2012, featuring an Irish wolfhound and pup.

See also

• Coins of the Republic of Ireland
• Identifying marks on euro coins

External links

• The Euro Information Website – Ireland
• euroHOBBY Ireland