Catalogue information

LastDodo number
2229059
Area
Coins
Title
Ireland 20 euro 2011 (PROOF) "Celtic Cross"
Country
Face value
Year
2011
Variety / overstrike
PROOF / PROOF / BE / PP
Type
Designer
Material
Gold- or silver content
999
Weight
0.5
Diameter
11
Thickness
Shape
Obverse
éIRe 2011
Reverse
20 EURO
Edge
Reeded
Privy mark
Mint mark
Number produced
12.000
Krause and Mishler number
KM# 69
Catalogue number
Details
Non-circulating coin. This gold coin is one of the smallest in the world and its design is the work of renowned lrish artist Thomas Ryan. lt depicts a High Cross with a round tower and a church in the background. lrish High Crosses are exceptional in their fine craftsmanships,scale and their vast numbers. They often feature a stone ring around their intersection. Over the centuries this distinctive ringed cross has become an instantly recognisable symbol of lrish Christianity. This coin celebrates their signiícance to lrish culture.