2 euro 2016 Ireland – 100 years since the Easter Rising PROOF

Easter Rising – An armed uprising organized in Ireland during Easter week in 1916. Irish Republicans planned to take advantage of Britain’s involvement in World War I and proclaim an independent Republic of Ireland, ending British rule on the island.

The coin bears the inscription “Hibernia” directly above the statue of Hibernia on the pediment of the Dublin General Post Office, which served as the headquarters of the April 24, 1916 rebels. Hibernia is the personified national image of Ireland.

Denomination: 2 euro
Weight: 8.5g
Diameter: 25.75mm
Metal: Cu, Ni, Messing
Quality: PROOF
Circulation: 20,000