Catalog
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
| Issuer | Central Bank of Ireland |
|---|---|
| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | 8.5 g |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | 1973 ÉIRE eu50 2023 |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Lettered: 2 ★ ★ repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Ireland marked fifty years of EU membership in 2023 — having joined alongside Denmark and the United Kingdom on January 1, 1973, in the Community's first enlargement beyond its six founding states. The UK's departure from the EU decades later made Ireland the only English-speaking member state, a geopolitical footnote that lends the anniversary a retrospective weight the original accession date could not have anticipated.