Ireland in the eurozone

The design was the work of Jarlath Hayes and was chosen by the Irish Government.

All Irish euro coins depict the Celtic harp, a traditional symbol of Ireland first used on coins in 1536, accompanied by the word ‘Éire’, the Irish word for Ireland.

The edge lettering on the €2 coin is ‘2**’, repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted.


Source: European Union, 1995-2026

Issued coins(See all coins)

Commemorative coins

  • 2023
    Ireland - 2 euros commemorative 2023 (the 50th anniversary of Ireland’s membership of the European Union) Ireland - 2 euros commemorative 2023 (the 50th anniversary of Ireland’s membership of the European Union)
    Common issue
  • 2022
    Ireland - 2 euros commemorative 2022 (35 years of the Erasmus programme) Ireland - 2 euros commemorative 2022 (35 years of the Erasmus programme)
    Common issue
  • 2019
    Ireland - 2 euros commemorative 2019 (100 years since the establishment of the Dáil Éireann (Irish Parliament)) Ireland - 2 euros commemorative 2019 (100 years since the establishment of the Dáil Éireann (Irish Parliament))
  • 2016
    Ireland - 2 euros commemorative 2016 (One hundred years since the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland) Ireland - 2 euros commemorative 2016 (One hundred years since the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland)
  • 2015
    Ireland - 2 euros commemorative 2015 (30th Anniversary of the Flag of Europe) Ireland - 2 euros commemorative 2015 (30th Anniversary of the Flag of Europe)
    Common issue
  • 2012
    Ireland - 2 euros commemorative 2012 (10 years of the Euro) Ireland - 2 euros commemorative 2012 (10 years of the Euro)
    Common issue
  • 2009
    Ireland - 2 euros commemorative 2009 (Ten years of economic and monetary union (EMU) and the birth of the euro) Ireland - 2 euros commemorative 2009 (Ten years of economic and monetary union (EMU) and the birth of the euro)
    Common issue
  • 2007
    Ireland - 2 euros commemorative 2007 (50th anniversary of signing of the Treaty of Rome) Ireland - 2 euros commemorative 2007 (50th anniversary of signing of the Treaty of Rome)
    Common issue