Ireland 1996 25 euro coin

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A 25 euro coin was struck in 1996 to show what an Irish euro coin could have looked like.

Contents 1 Obverse design 2 Reverse design 3 Obverse inscription 4 Reverse inscription 5 Metallic composition 6 Edge 7 Alignment 8 Type of coin 9 Obverse designer 10 Reverse designer 11 Mint 12 Mintage figure 13 Catalogue numbers 14 Remarks 15 Obverse picture 16 Reverse picture 17 References

[edit] Obverse design

A harp with the denomination below it and 12 stars within a border.

[edit] Reverse design

A squirrel on a paper disc with the country name above and the date below in a border.

[edit] Obverse inscription

'25 EURO'.

[edit] Reverse inscription

'ÉIRE 1996' - Ireland 1996.

[edit] Metallic composition

Cupronickel (20 and 40 grams), brass, silver (23 and 46 grams), and gold.

[edit] Edge

Plain.

[edit] Alignment

Medallic alignment.

[edit] Type of coin

Private pattern coin.

[edit] Obverse designer

[edit] Reverse designer

[edit] Mint

International Currency Bureau.

[edit] Mintage figure

[edit] Catalogue numbers

• IR25ER-96A.
• IR25ER-96B.
• IR25ER-96C.
• IR25ER-96D.
• IR25ER-96E.
• IR25ER-96F.

[edit] Remarks

As this coin is a private pattern coin, it has never had a legal tender status.

[edit] Obverse picture

[edit] Reverse picture

[edit] References

Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of the coins of Scotland, Ireland, Channel Islands, & Isle of Man. Edited by Richard Lobel, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone, and Eleni Calligas. Published by Standard Catalogue Publishers Ltd. for Coincraft, 1999.