Bram Stoker’s ultra-iconic horror character, Dracula, is commemorated by the authors homeland

By |2018-10-31T09:02:08+00:00October 31st, 2018|Categories: Art & Literature, Silver, Central Bank of Ireland, Ireland|

Bram Stoker's ultra-iconic horror character, Dracula, is commemorated by the authors homeland Who doesn't love Dracula? An absolute core mainstay of the movie, theatre, book and television worlds since its publication, Bram Stoker's masterpiece is known by all. Just in time for Halloween it seems, the Central Bank of Ireland [...]

Ground-breaking naval engineer Charles Parsons is celebrated on Irelands latest science coin

By |2017-09-03T22:48:58+01:00September 4th, 2017|Categories: People, Silver, Central Bank of Ireland, Ireland|

Ground-breaking naval engineer Charles Parsons is celebrated on Irelands latest science coin Not a prolific releaser of precious metal commemoratives, the Central Bank of Ireland issues the occasional coin in celebration of its famous people or historical events and one of the current series is called Irish Science and Inventions. An unusual [...]

Irish modernist architect Eileen Gray remembered on new proof silver coin

By |2016-12-12T11:40:28+00:00December 12th, 2016|Categories: Architecture, People, Silver, Central Bank of Ireland, Ireland|

Irish modernist architect Eileen Gray remembered on new proof silver coin. You can generally count the number of precious metal commemorative coins released each year by the Central Bank of Ireland on the fingers of one hand and this year has been no exception. The last of the few is a proof [...]

Ireland close to releasing coins commemorating 100 years of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic

By |2016-11-05T13:17:34+00:00January 12th, 2016|Categories: History, Gold, Silver, Central Bank of Ireland, Ireland|

The Central Bank of Ireland doesn't release many precious metal commemorative coins, usually countable on the fingers of one hand, but they do release some fine ones. With the 100th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Ireland coming up on the 24th April 2016, the bank is keen to commemorate the event and will release [...]

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