2011 Coinage
| St. Brendan the Navigator | ||||
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| Value: €15 | Alloy: Ag 925 | Quantity: 15,000 | Quality: Proof | |
| Issued: | Diameter: | Weight: 28.28 g | Market Value: | |
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Animal motifs on Irish coins | |||
| Designer: Emmet Mullins | Mint: Royal Dutch Mint | |||
| Value: €15 | Alloy: Ag 925 | Quantity: 12,000 | Quality: Proof | |
| Issued: 10.10.2011 | Diameter: 38.61 mm | Weight: 28.28g | Original Value: €46.00 | |
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Obverse: Depicts a Salmon similar (if not exactly the same) to the original Percy Metcalfe 2 shilling / 10 pence piece, overlaid with a young smolt against the Adult salmon, below the head of the adult salmon is depicted "15 Euro" in two lines. Reverse: Features the harp and the year of date 2011. |
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