2009 Ireland €15 Silver Proof "Gaelic Athletics"

• Mint: Royal Dutch Mint
• Denomination: €15
• Quality: Proof
• Issue limit: 10,000 pcs.
• Alloy: 92.5% Sterling Silver
• Diameter: 37 mm
• Weight: 24 grams
• Artist: Michael Guilfoyle
• Box/Capsule: Yes/Yes
• Certificate: Yes

Additional Information

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This issue honors the 125th anniversary of the Gaelic Athletics Association (GAA).

The GAA is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organization focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders. The GAA also promotes Irish music and dance, and the Irish language. It is the largest organization in Ireland with some 800,000 members from the island nation's population of six million.

The obverse side traditionally depicts the 14 string Irish harp modeled on the "Brian Boru" harp in Trinity College, Dublin. This harp has been used on Irish coins since 1928.