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10 Euros Christ Church Cathedral
| Issuer | Central Bank of Ireland |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Value | 10 Euros |
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| Obverse description | The Irish national harp, rendered in fine detail, is depicted centrally against a geometric segmented background of alternating polished and matte fields evoking stained-glass or architectural motifs. In the lower field, the stylised Euro symbol appears as a decorative device. The legend ÉIRE and the date 2020 are inscribed to the right in the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | éIRe 2020 (Translation: IRELAND 2020) |
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Christ Church Cathedral occupies contested ground — literally. Built by the Hiberno-Norse King Sitric Silkbeard around 1030 and later rebuilt in stone under Strongbow following the Norman invasion of 1169, it became a focal point of competing claims between Dublin's civic authorities and the established church for centuries. Unusually, the cathedral is owned by the Church of Ireland rather than the Roman Catholic majority, a consequence of the Reformation under Henry VIII that was never reversed.
Ireland's silver commemorative euro program has leaned heavily on architectural subjects since the early 2000s, with Christ Church joining a series that includes Clonmacnoise and Cashel.