2 Euro Commemorative coins Ireland 2016

100 years since Easter Rising

The Obverse, in the centre of the coin, depicts the statue of Hibernia (symbol of Ireland) placed above one of the most important monuments in the history of Irish independence, the General Post Office, from where the Irish Republic was proclaimed during the Easter Rising. At the top is the inscription "HIBERNIA" written in characters inspired by the historic Book of Kells. The rest of the design is composed of sun rays symbolising the dawn of the new Republic, and superimposed on them, appear the years "1916" on the left and "2016" on the right. At the bottom, there is the inscription "EIRE" with the minting year underneath. On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union.The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European continent on the right, overlapped by the inscription "EURO". Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with six "2" in incuse (repeated alternately from bottom to top and vice versa) and twelve five-pointed stars.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass).