Ireland 2023

[Angus]

I have just seen that Ireland is planning to issue a commemorative coin next month to mark 50 years of EU membership.  They don't issue them very often!

[chrisild]

Thanks, sounds good! So far, Ireland has always issued such pieces for circulation too, not just a couple of surcharged pieces for collectors. Hope they will do that again ...

[brandm24]

Are there any images of the new coin yet?

Bruce

[chrisild]

Not yet. In a German forum (emuenzen.de) I just read this info: "In June this year we will issue 500,000 €2 commemorative coins into general circulation to mark 50 years since Ireland joined the EU." Another 1,000 proof pieces will be in the annual coin set. But I have not seen the design anywhere so far.

[Bimat]

Many of the Irish collector coins indeed have very nice designs... not so with their €2 commemorative coins (there aren't many!)

Aditya

[eurocoin]

The design of the coin. Unfortunately rather boring.

[chrisild]

Such abstract themes are always more difficult than the birth or death anniversary of a person. And, hehe, the design has been known for almost a year and half.

OK, not really. But this video was published on 22 January 2022, and it shows the anniversary logo. The only differences (as far as I can tell) are that the logo on the coin is not colored – absolutely fine with me – and that the English word "Ireland" gets replaced by the country name in Irish which is always used on the coins.

[Bimat]

That's a beautiful design indeed!  

Reminds me of French €2 commemorative of 2008 - perhaps by far the worst French €2 "design"...

Aditya

[brandm24]

I like it but it's rather plain. I'd expect more from such an important issue.

Bruce