Irish euro coins
Irish euro coins all share the same design by
", in a traditional Gaelic script.Irish euro design
All Irish euro coins bear the same design on their obverse side: a
National Identifier | "ÉIRE" (in Gaelic type) |
Mint Mark | None |
Engravers Initials | None |
€2 Edge inscription |
Circulating mintage quantities
The following table shows the mintage quantity for all Irish euro coins, per denomination, per year.[1]
Face Value | €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 | €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 | €1.00 | €2.00 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | 404 365 000 | 354 665 000 | 456 295 000 | 275 935 000 | 234 605 000 | 144 165 000 | 135 165 000 | 90 615 000 |
2003 | 77 965 000 | 177 355 000 | 48 415 000 | 133 885 000 | 57 205 000 | 11 875 000 | 2 585 000 | 2 695 000 |
2004 | 174 870 000 | 143 040 000 | 82 370 000 | 36 810 000 | 32 460 000 | 6 790 000 | 1 670 000 | 3 780 000 |
2005 | 128 600 000 | 74 700 000 | 56 560 000 | 7 200 000 | 40 540 000 | 17 360 000 | 6 870 000 | 13 520 000 |
2006 | 110 970 000 | 26 590 000 | 89 810 000 | 9 640 000 | 10 400 000 | 7 500 000 | 4 040 000 | 5 120 000 |
2007 | 163 800 000 | 200 940 000 | 136 210 000 | 76 990 000 | 34 470 000 | 8 680 000 | 5 700 000 | 7 410 000 |
2008 | 46 150 000 | 35 830 000 | 61 900 000 | 56 560 000 | 46 000 000 | 1 220 000 | 2 590 000 | 6 110 000 |
2009 | 52 200 000 | 44 280 000 | 11 330 000 | 11 770 000 | 5 420 000 | 2 930 000 | 3 320 000 | 1 040 000 |
2010 | 10 940 000 | 3 490 000 | 1 010 000 | 1 070 000 | 1 020 000 | 1 160 000 | 1 070 000 | 1 460 000 |
2011 | 40 970 000 | 4 720 000 | 1 010 000 | 940 000 | 1 160 000 | 1 080 000 | 1 080 000 | 1 040 000 |
2012 | 61 392 000 | 11 932 000 | 1 042 000 | 1 082 000 | 992 000 | 1 012 000 | 1 032 000 | 8 784 000 |
2013 | 61 479 000 | 34 814 000 | 1 057 000 | 951 000 | 1 299 000 | 975 000 | 973 000 | 1 065 000 |
2014 | 35 143 000 | 3 124 000 | 1 067 000 | 1 092 000 | 1 195 000 | 1 079 000 | 989 000 | 5 318 000 |
2015 | 41 000 | 41 000 | 1 101 000 | 9 061 000 | 1 121 000 | 1 131 000 | 1 091 000 | 1 182 323 |
2016 | 214 000 | 164 000 | 84 000 | 2 284 000 | 84 000 | 84 000 | 84 000 | 10 679 000 |
2017 | 17 170 | 17 120 | 790 980 | 197 255 | 17 115 | 17 260 | 92 300 | 92 730 |
2018 | 25 980 | 25 990 | 30 072 180 | 185 800 | 126 030 | 85 990 | 85 710 | 89 440 |
2019 | 9 000 | 9 000 | 30 009 000 | 10 009 000 | 9 000 | 9 000 | 9 000 | 9 000 |
Bold - Small quantities minted for sets only. |
Commemorative coins
Limited release in 2010, featuring an Irish hunter horse and foal.[2]
Limited release in 2011, featuring a salmon and smolt.
Limited release in 2012, featuring an Irish wolfhound and pup.
Wide release (in common with all Euro nations) in 2007, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome.
Wide release (in common with all Euro nations) in 2009, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the
Wide release (in common with all Euro nations) in 2012, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the euro coins and banknotes.
Wide release (in common with all Euro nations) in 2015, commemorating the 30th anniversary of adoption of the
Wide release in 2016, with the figure of Hibernia on top of the Dublin G.P.O. Building, commemorating the centenary of the Easter Rising.
Wide release in 2019, commemorating the centenary of the First Dáil.
Commemorative 2 Euros in 2023, commemorating 50 Years of Ireland's E.U. membership.
Usage of 1 cent and 2 cent coins
As
Beginning on Wednesday 28 October 2015 Ireland followed The Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Hungary and, in introducing so-called
The 1 cent and 2 cent coins remain legal tender, and rounding is voluntary for both the customer and retailer, the Central Bank of Ireland advises "for Rounding to happen, both the retailer and the customer must accept it; both will have the right to use exact change".
Rounding applies only to cash payments and does not apply to bills paid electronically - by debit card, credit card or by store card.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Mintage quantities of the euro coins". Euro-Coins.Info. 19 June 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ Limited €15 coin released. RTÉ. 17 October 2010.
- ^ "Written Answers 23960/13: Euro Coins Production". Dáil debates. Unrevised. Oireachtas: 57. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ a b Citizensinformation.ie. "Rounding of cash transactions". www.citizensinformation.ie. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Rounding - Central Bank of Ireland". www.centralbank.ie.