IRELAND: PLOUGHMAN PROOF SET. 2009
20 EURO GOLD & 10 EURO SILVER COIN SET. PLOUGHMAN.
ISSUED; BY CENTRAL BANK OF IRELAND.
ISSUE DATE: 2009.
LIMIT ISSUE: 5,000.
20 EURO: .999 FINE GOLD COIN. WEIGHT: 1.00GR. DIAMETER 13.92MM.
10 EURO: STERLING SILVER COIN. WEIGHT: 28.28GR. DIAMETER: 38.61MM
DESIGNER: EMMET MULLINS.
THE DOUBLE COIN PROOF SET CELEBRATES THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE IRISH CONSOLIDATED BANKNOTES COMMONLY KNOWN AS “PLOUGHMAN BANKNOTES”. THE NOTES WERE ISSUED FROM 1929 TO 1939. THE COIN FEATURES AN EXCELLENT MODERN ADAPTATION OF THE ORIGINAL DESIGN OF THE PLOUGHMAN AND HIS HORSE.
COMES IN A BLACK VELVET PRESENTATION BOX WITH NUMBERED CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY.
