A new commemorative €2 coin has been issued to celebrate ten years of the Euro.
The Irish version of the coin is issued by the Central Bank.
All Eurozone member states are issuing the coins using a common design.
The common design shows a stylised human figure in the centre of the coin whose left arm is extended by the euro symbol.
The name of the issuing country in the national language appears at the top, while the years 1999-2009 and the acronym EMU (European Monetary Union) translated into the national language appears at the bottom.
The outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Citizens and residents of the EU were invited to vote online to select the common national design and chose the design created by Mr G Stamatopoulos, of the Greek Central Bank.
Only 5m of the Irish commemorative coin will be circulated. It is available from today.
