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
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[edit] 2003 coinage
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Topic: Special Olympics World Summer Games | Designer: - | ||
| Value: €5 | Alloy: Cu 750 Ni 250 | Quantity: 60,000 | Quality: BU | |
| Issued: - | Diameter: - | Weight: - | 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 |
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Topic: Special Olympics World Summer Games | Designer: - | ||
| 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 |
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[edit] 2004 coinage
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Topic: European Union Accession | Designer: Thomas Emmet Mullins & Paul Regan | ||
| 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 |
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[edit] 2005 coinage
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Topic: Sir William Rowan Hamilton Birth 200th Anniversary | Designer: Micheal Guilfoyle | ||
| Value: €10 | Alloy: Ag 925 | Quantity: 30,000 | Quality: Proof | |
| Issued: 23.05.2005 | Diameter: 38.61mm | Weight: 28.28g | 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" |
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[edit] 2006 coinage
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Topic: Samuel Beckett Birth 100th Anniversary | Designer: Emmet Mullins | ||
| Value: €20 | Alloy: Au | Quantity: 20,000 | Quality: Proof | |
| Issued: 02.05.2006 | Diameter: 13.92mm | Weight: 1.24g | Market Value: - | |
| The obverse depicts the Irish harp and the inscription "Samuel Beckett 1906 - 1989"
The reverse design features an image of Beckett with a scene of his most famous work ‘Waiting for Godot’ |
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Topic: Samuel Beckett Birth 100th Anniversary | Designer: Emmet Mullins | ||
| Value: €10 | Alloy: Ag 925 | Quantity: 35,000 | Quality: Proof | |
| Issued: 02.05.2006 | Diameter: 38.61mm | Weight: 28.28g | Market Value: - | |
| The obverse depicts the Irish harp and the inscription "Samuel Beckett 1906 - 1989"
The reverse design features an image of Beckett with a scene of his most famous work ‘Waiting for Godot’ |
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[edit] 2007 coinage
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Topic: Ireland’s influence on European Celtic culture | Designer: Mary Gregoriy | ||
| Value: €20 | Alloy: Au 999 | Quantity: 25,000 | Quality: Proof | |
| Issued: 11.09.2007 | Diameter: 13.92mm | Weight: 1.244g | Market Value: - | |
| The obverse depicts the Irish harp
The reverse design features 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 and new technology |
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Topic: Ireland’s Influence on European Celtic culture | Designer: Mary Gregoriy | ||
| Value: €10 | Alloy: Ag 925 | Quantity: 35,000 | Quality: Proof | |
| Issued: 11.09.2007 | Diameter: 38.61mm | Weight: 28.28g | Market Value: - | |
| The obverse depicts the Irish harp
The reverse design features 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 and new technology |
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Topic: Ivan Meštrović's design | Designer: Ivan Meštrović & Damir Mataušić' | ||
| Value: €15 | Alloy: Ag 925 | Quantity: 8,000 | Quality: Proof | |
| Issued: 15.02.2007 | Diameter: 37.00mm | Weight: 24g | Market Value: - | |
| The obverse depicts a design submitted in 1927 by Ivan Meštrović for use in the first coinage of the Irish Free State
The reverse design features a motif combining a shamrock and the squares taken from the Croatian crest with an Irish harp is engraved into one of the shamrock leaves |
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[edit] 2008 coinage
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Topic: UNESCO Heritage Site of Skellig Michael | Designer: Michael Guilfoyle | ||
| Value: €20 | Alloy: Au 999 | Quantity: 15,000 | Quality: Proof | |
| Issued: 23.04.2008 | Diameter: 13.92mm | Weight: 1.244g | Market Value: - | |
| The obverse depicts the Irish harp
The reverse design features the Sceilig Mhichil island with a flock of birds soaring from the summit towards the stars |
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Topic: UNESCO Heritage Site of Skellig Michael | Designer: Michael Guilfoyle | ||
| Value: €10 | Alloy: Ag 925 | Quantity: 25,000 | Quality: Proof | |
| Issued: 23.04.2008 | Diameter: 38.61mm | Weight: 28.28g | Market Value: - | |
| The obverse depicts the Irish harp
The reverse design features the Sceilig Mhichil island with a flock of birds soaring from the summit towards the stars |
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