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15 Euro John Philip Holland
| Issuer | Central Bank of Ireland |
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| Year | 2014 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a detailed cross-sectional view of a Holland-type submarine in the centre of the field, illustrating the internal machinery and hull structure of the pioneering vessel designed by Irish-American inventor John Philip Holland. Above the submarine to the upper left, the denomination '15 EURO' is inscribed in raised lettering. To the upper right, a hand holding a drawing instrument is shown, evoking Holland's role as designer and engineer. The name 'John Philip Holland' is inscribed in a flowing script along the lower arc of the coin. |
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John Philip Holland, the Clare-born engineer whose submarine designs were adopted by both the U.S. Navy and the Royal Navy, spent much of his early career funded by the Fenian Brotherhood — an arrangement that produced the Fenian Ram, a vessel built explicitly to attack British shipping. The irony of the Royal Navy later purchasing his technology was not lost on contemporaries.
The coin was issued to mark the centenary of Holland's death in 1914.