2 Euros Centenary of the 1st. Meeting of Dail Eireann

€151,940.00
IssuerIreland
Year2019
TypeCommemorative circulation coin
Value2 Euros
CurrencyEuro (2002-date)
CompositionBimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring
Weight8.5 g
Dimensions25.75 mm
Thickness2.25 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Luc Luycx
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#99
Obverse descriptionThe design depicts the first sitting of Dáil Éireann in the Round Room. The Governance of the Irish nation began on the 21st of January and the sitting was conducted entirely in the Irish language to mark the symbolic nature of the meeting. The large Round Room of the Mansion House arcs above the vast congregation of the nation’s first elected Dáil. The words ‘An Chéad Dáil’, at the centre of the design, together with the year ‘1919’ at the top, are inscribed in a traditional uncial font. At the bottom are inscribed the name of the country and the year of issuance ‘ÉIRE 2019’. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering1919 An Chéad Dáil ÉIRE
(Translation: The First Dáil Ireland)
Reverse descriptionA map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering2 EURO LL
EdgeFinely ribbed with edge lettering: three times the sequence `2 *
Mint
Mintage2019  - - 1 000 000
2019  - In Set - 8 000
Catalog ID5946309240
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