2 Euro Commemorative coins Ireland 2019

Centenary of the first sitting of Dáil Éireann

The Obverse depicts the first sitting of the Dáil Éireann, the Assembly of Ireland (one of the two chambers of Parliament), in the Round Room. The first sitting of the Irish Parliament took place on 21 January 1919 and was conducted entirely in the Irish language to emphasise its symbolic importance.In the center, the inscription "An Chéad Dáil" is engraved over two lines in traditional uncial script (uncial script is an ancient majuscule writing); at the top, using the same script, is the year "1919". At the bottom, the inscription "ÉIRE" is followed by the minting year. 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).