Euro coins also raised about Poongsan's presence on the vetted list of coin blank suppliers of the European Commission's Mint Directors Working Group. However, the Commission claimed responsibility on this issue lies with the member states of the Union. Euro coins There are eight euro coin denominations, ranging from one cent to two euros (the euro is divided into a hundred cents). The coins first came into use in 2002. They have a common reverse, portraying a map of Europe, but each country in the eurozone has its own design on the obverse, which means that each coin has a variety of
Ireland 1996 25 euro coin was plain. Medallic alignment was used between the obverse and reverse. Cupronickel (20 and 40 grams), brass, silver (23 and 46 grams), and gold. Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of the coins of Scotland, Ireland, Channel Islands, & Isle of Man. Edited by Richard Lobel, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone, and Eleni Calligas. Published by Standard Catalogue Publishers Ltd. for Coincraft, 1999. Ireland 1996 25 euro coin A 25 euro coin was struck in 1996 to show what an Irish euro coin could have looked like. As this coin is a private pattern coin, it has never had a legal tender status. It