IRELAND: TWENTY EURO GOLD GAISCE COIN 2010 . 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF PRESIDENT’S AWARDS

IRELAND  TWENTY EURO GOLD COIN.

ISSUED: BY CENTRAL BANK OF IRELAND.

ISSUE DATE: 28TH APRIL 2010.

QUALITY: PROOF. 20 EURO: FINE GOLD. .999

WEIGHT: GOLD:  1.00GR. DIAMETER: 13.92MM.

DESIGNER: MICHAEL GUILFOYLE.

THE COINS CELEBRATES THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF “GAISCE” (VALOUR AWARD) THE PREDIDENT’S AWARD. THE AWARD SCHEME IS IRELAND’S NATIONAL CHALLENGE TO YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN 15 AND 25 YEARS OF AGE. HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE FULFIL THEIR TRUE POTENTIAL BY UNDERTAKING A SERIES OF CHALLENGES….. PERSONAL SKILL, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, PHYSICAL RECREATION AND ADVENTURE JOURNEY. THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF AWARD GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE.

OBVERSE: THE IRISH HARP MODELLED ON THE BRIAN BORU HARP IN TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN.

REVERSE: ARAS AN UACHTARAIN, THE OFFICAL RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT OF IRELAND.