2 Euros Easter Rising

Features

Issuer	Ireland
Issuing bank	Central bank of Ireland
Ruling authority	Republic (1937-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	2016
Value	2 Euros 2 EUR = USD 2.27
Currency	Euro (2002-date)
Composition	Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring
Weight	8.5 g
Diameter	25.75 mm
Thickness	2.25 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Issued	January 2016
Number	N# 80921
References	KM# 88 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes). , Schön# 86 Battenberg (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (3 volumes).

Commemorative issue

100th Anniversary of the Easter Rising

Obverse

The design shows the statue of Hibernia perched at the top of the General Post Office building – the seizure of which marked the beginning of the Easter rising back in 1916. She is a symbol of Ireland. Her name was taken from the ancient Greek reference for Ireland and her form was realised by the sculptor John Smyth. She is viewed as a witness to the events of 1916 and, in the 100 years since, she has seen the nation blossom before her based on the ideals set out in the Proclamation. She continues to look forward and is a symbol of the past, present and future of the country. At the top of the inner circle, the inscription ‘HIBERNIA’ appears in hand‑rendered lettering that takes influence from the historic Book of Kells. The sunrays reflect well the underlying concept of the Rising and the Proclamation, e.g. the dawning of the new nation/republic. The image of the statue is flanked by the years ‘1916’ and ‘2016’. At the bottom of the inner circle appears the name of the issuing country ‘éire’ and, underneath it, the year of issuance ‘2016’. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European Union.

Scripts: Latin (Gaelic), Latin

Lettering:
HIBERNIA
1916 2016
éire
2016

Engraver: Emmet Mullins

Reverse

A map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
2 EURO
LL

Engraver: Luc Luycx

Edge

Finely ribbed with edge lettering: three times the sequence "2 * *" upright and the sequence "* * 2" inverted

Lettering: 2 ** 2 ** 2 ** 2 ** 2 ** 2 **

Mint

Irish Mint, Dublin, Ireland (1976-date)

Comments

This coin was issued into general circulation in January 2016, as part of the Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme.
This is the first time Ireland issued its own commemorative €2 circulation coin.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
2016	4 500 000	$ 2.30	$ 2.30	$ 2.30	$ 2.30	$ 2.30	$ 3.50	$ 4.00		97%
2016	50 000							$ 11	In set	1.7%
2016	24 000							$ 23	Proof	1.1%

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