Central Bank of Ireland Proposed 2016/2017 Coin Issue Programme Friday 5 th February 2016
Overview • 2015 Programme • 2016 Programme – Proclamation of the Irish Republic / 1916 Remembered • € 2 circulating coin • Silver and gold proof coins – Additional 2016 Proof coins (Europa Star & Science and Invention)
2015 Releases €15 Silver Proof Coin €15 Silver Proof Coin €10 Silver Proof Coin Ernest Walton WB Yeats 70 th Anniversary of Peace in Europe
Proposed 2016/2017 Coin Issue Programme • 2016 – Ireland’s biggest ever commemorative coin programme – 100 th Anniversary of the Easter Rising and the Proclamation of the Irish Republic – Ireland’s first national commemorative circulating Euro coin – Continuation of other coin series (Europa Star and Science & Inventions)
2016 Coin Issue Programme Issue Date Issue No. Coin Set 2016 Coin Card January 75,000 2016 Bookmark January 25,000 2016 € 2 Proof Coin January 20,000 2016 Proof Set January 4,000 2016 Annual Mint Set January 50,000 € 15 Silver Proof Coin (Proclamation) March 18,000 € 50 Gold Proof Coin (Proclamation) March 5,500 2016 Gold and Silver Proof Double Set March 2,000 € 100 Gold Proof Coin March 1,000 € 10 Silver Proof Coin (Europa Star) June 6,000 € 15 Silver Proof Coin (Irish Science and Inventions series – Sir Charles Algernon Parsons) September TBC
€ 2 Product Range
1916 Remembered • 1916 Rising – founding event of the Irish State • Proclamation of the Republic – Forward looking document • Statue of Hibernia on top of the General Post Office – Overlooking events on that day • Coin designed by Emmet Mullins
National Coverage of Coin Programme RTÉ • UTV Ireland • The Irish Times • Irish Independent • Sunday Business Post • Newstalk • The Journal • Entertainment.ie • Joe.ie •
1916 Gold and Silver Proof Coins - .925 Sterling Silver - .999 Gold - .999 Gold - 38.61 mm - 22 mm - 28 mm - 28.28 g - 0.25 oz - 0.5 oz Designer: Michael Guilfoyle
Central Bank of Ireland 2016 Coin Issue Programme € 10 Silver Proof European Silver Coin Programme Modern 20 th Century Europe Mintage: 6,000 • Cut diameter: 38.61mm • Weight: 28.28grammes • Shape: Round • Edge: Milled • Alloy: Sterling Silver .925g • Quality: Proof • Designer: TBC • Launch date: June 2016 •
2016 Coin Issue Programme € 15 Silver Proof Science and Inventions Series – Sir Charles Algernon Parsons (1854-1931) • Engineer • Steam Power Turbine • Forerunner of turbo-electric generators • ‘Father of the jet engine’
2016 Coin Issue Programme € 15 Silver Proof Science and Inventions Series – Charles Parsons Mintage: TBC • Cut diameter: 38.61mm • Weight: 28.28grammes • Shape: Round • Edge: Milled • Gauge: 2.38mm • Alloy: Sterling Silver .925g • Quality: Proof • Designer: TBC • Launch date: September 2016 •
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