2010 Coinage
| Gaisce The Presidents Award | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Designer: Michael Guilfoyle | Mint: Origination and production by The Royal Dutch Mint | |||
| Value: €20 | Alloy: Au 999 | Quantity: 10,000* | Quality: Proof | |
| Issued: 28.04.2010 | Diameter: 13.92mm | Weight: 1.00gms | Original Value: €58.00 Market Value: |
|
| Gaisce The Presidents Award | ||||
| Designer: Michael Guilfoyle | Mint: Origination and production by The Royal Dutch Mint | |||
| Value: €10 | Alloy: Ag 925 | Quantity: 12,000* | Quality: Proof | |
| Issued: 28.04.2010 | Diameter: 38.61mm | Weight: 28.28gms | Original Value: €36.00 Market Value: |
|
| * of which 4,000 gold and silver coins have been reserved for issue in the two-coin sets.
Obverse: Traditionally depicting the 14 string Irish Harp modelled on the 'Brian Ború' harp in Trinity Colelge, Dublin. This harp has been used on Irish coins since 1928 and on this coin it is surrounded by a laurel wreath to reflect the prestigious nature of Gaisce - The Presidents Award. Reverse: Depicts Áras an Uachtaráin, the official residence of the President of Ireland, the patron of Gaisce. It also features some of the diverse range of challenges that participants in the Award undertake. |
||||
| The Animals of Irish Coinage series | ||||
| Designer: Emmet Mullins | Mint: Origination and production by The Royal Dutch Mint | |||
| Value: €15 | Alloy: Ag 925 | Quantity: 15,000 | Quality: Proof | |
| Issued: 13.09.2010 | Diameter: 38.61mm | Weight: 28.28gms | Original Value: €36.00 Market Value: |
|
|
Obverse: Depicts a horse similar (if not exactly the same) to the original Percy Metcalfe Halfcrown, overlaid with a young horse rubbing against the Adult horse (possible mare and foal), above the rear of the adult horse is depicted 15 (line break) Euro. Reverse: Features the harp and the year of date 2010. |
||||
Read more about this topic: Euro Gold And Silver Commemorative Coins (Ireland)
Famous quotes containing the word coinage:
“Designs in connection with postage stamps and coinage may be described, I think, as the silent ambassadors on national taste.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)