Ireland 2009 : Ten years of economic and monetary union (EMU) and the birth of the euro

Issuing countries: Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland

Subject of commemoration: Ten years of economic and monetary union (EMU) and the birth of the euro

Factual description of the design: The centre of the coin shows a stylised human figure whose left arm is prolonged by the euro symbol. The initials ΓΣ of the artist appear below the euro symbol. The name(s) of the issuing country in the national language(s) appear(s) at the top, while the indication 1999-2009 and the acronym EMU translated into the national language(s) appear at the bottom.

The outer ring depicts the twelve stars of the European flag.

Approximate issuing date: January 2009

Legends: éıre/AEA1999-2009 EMU

Mintmark: None

Issuing volume: 5 million maximum

Edge lettering: 2 ★★, repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted