Various commemorative coins denominated in Irish currency were issued until 2002, when the

Irish pound The pound ( Irish: ) was the currency of Ireland until 2002. Its ISO 4217 code was IEP, and the symbol was £ (or £Ir for distinction.) The Irish pound was replaced by the euro on 1 January 1999. Euro currency did not begin circulation unti ...

(IEP/IR£) came to an end and was superseded by the

euro The euro (currency symbol, symbol: euro sign, €; ISO 4217, currency code: EUR) is the official currency of 20 of the Member state of the European Union, member states of the European Union. This group of states is officially known as the ...

. Since then there have been Irish commemorative coins denominated in euro.

Irish pound

Silver ten-shilling piece (1966)

Dublin Millennium 50p (1988)

UN anniversary pound coin (1995)

Millennium pound coin (2000)

European Currency Unit (ECU)

References

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Commemorative coins A commemorative coin is a coin issued to commemorate some particular event or issue with a distinct design with reference to the occasion on which they were issued. Some coins of this category serve as collector's items only, while most commemora ...

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