Euro coins 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 different designs in circulation at once. Four European microstates which use the euro as their currency also have the right to mint coins with their own designs on the obverse side. The coins, and various commemorative coins,
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