The Central Bank of Ireland have unveiled their design for the Europa Star coin series—a multinational program of collector coins issued within the European Union (though not necessarily within the Eurozone). Ireland’s contribution for 2016 honors architect and designer Eileen Gray (1878–1976). Born in Enniscorthy, the second-largest town in County Wexford, Ireland, Gray is considered by […]
Celebration of Ireland’s Newest Collector Coins Honors Anniversary of Easter Rising
The Easter Rising of 1916 is one of the most pivotal events in modern Irish history, serving as a preamble to Ireland’s eventual independence in 1922. This year, the centennial anniversary is being celebrated nationwide; the primary celebration was held on March 27, Easter Sunday, commemorating the event which set the country firmly on the […]
Centennial of Ireland’s Easter Rising Celebrated on New Gold and Silver Coins
The Central Bank of Ireland has issued (4th April) their long-awaited centennial anniversary coins honoring the country’s 1916 Easter Rising event, which was a pivotal step toward the country’s eventual achievement of independence in 1922. The Rising, which saw its primary leaders lose their lives in support of independence, began on April 24, 1916, Easter […]
Ireland Launches Centennial Celebration with First Commemorative €2 Coin
The Central Bank of Ireland has officially begun its participation in the country’s new centennial program highlighting the anniversary of the Easter Rising, which took place on Easter Monday, 1916, and led to the creation of the Irish Free State, known today as the Republic of Ireland. The launch was especially significant as the event […]
Ireland to Celebrate Centennial of Independence Proclamation with €2 Commemorative Coin
The Central Bank of Ireland will spearhead national celebrations for the country’s upcoming centennial anniversary of its 1916 Proclamation of Independence. A new commemorative coin will be launched on January 19 for both circulation and for collectors. The coin is Ireland’s first-ever separate commemorative €2 coin since it adopted the euro single currency in 2002. The […]
Ireland Retires 1- and 2-cent Coins: A Q&A with Ronnie O’Toole of the Central Bank
On October 28 , Ireland joined the likes of Belgium, Finland, and the Netherlands when they effectively removed their two smallest coins from general circulation. The practice of “rounding” up or down to the nearest five cents has been considered by many in the euro-zone, though just four of the current nineteen member states have […]
Latest Irish Collector Coin Receives Presidential Seal of Approval
The Central Bank of Ireland officially launched its last collector coin of 2015 yesterday in Dublin. The new sterling silver crown coin celebrates 70 years of Peace in Europe and its release was carried out with the reverence and esteem the anniversary deserves. Held at the Cathal Brugha Barracks in Rathmines, the Central Bank invited […]
Ireland Celebrates the 70th Anniversary of Peace in Europe with New Silver Coin
The Central Bank of Ireland has unveiled a new silver crown collector coin observing the 70th anniversary of the day peace returned to the European continent after the surrender of the Axis powers at the end of the Second World War. The 8th of May, 1945 is commemorated in both Europe and the U.S. as […]
Ireland Unveils Winning Design for Easter Uprising Centennial Coins
The Central Bank of Ireland today unveiled the winning designs for their upcoming 2016 coin program honoring the centennial anniversary of the Easter Uprising, which launched the movement that achieved Irish independence from Great Britain six years later. The designs for the silver and gold coins are the work of Michael Guilfoyle, a familiar name […]
William Butler Yeats Silver Proof Coin Launched in Dublin by Central Bank of Ireland
As tribute to William Butler Yeats, one of Ireland’s best known poets, playwrights, authors as well as a Nobel Prize winner for literature, the Central Bank of Ireland launched on the 3rd June, their latest collector coin very fittingly at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, which was co-founded by Yeats in 1904. As the portrait of […]
