Ireland 1996 25 euro coin
- Ireland 1996 25 euro coin
A 25 euro coin was struck in 1996 to show what an Irish euro coin could have looked like.
Obverse design
A harp with the denomination below it and 12 stars within a border.
Reverse design
A squirrel on a paper disc with the country name above and the date below in a border.
Obverse inscription
'25 EURO'.
Reverse inscription
'ÉIRE 1996' - Ireland 1996.
Metallic composition
Cupronickel (20 and 40 grams), brass, silver (23 and 46 grams), and gold.
Edge
Plain.
Alignment
Medallic alignment.
Type of coin
Private pattern coin.
Obverse designer
Reverse designer
=Mint=
International Currency Bureau.
Mintage figure
Catalogue numbers
*IR25ER-96A.
*IR25ER-96B.
*IR25ER-96C.
*IR25ER-96D.
*IR25ER-96E.
*IR25ER-96F.
Remarks
As this coin is a private pattern coin, it has never had a legal tender status.
Obverse picture
Reverse picture
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.
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
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