2019 Ireland 9-Coin EURO BU Set "First Parliament Assembly (Dáil Éireann) 100 Years"

• Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated
• Issue limit: 8,000
• Alloy: Base Metal
• Denomination: Euro
• Number of coins: 9
• Medal included: No

Additional Information

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This BU Coin Set includes the standard eight circulating coins in brilliant uncirculated quality, as well as the €2 commemorative circulating coin that marks the 100th anniversary of the first sitting of Dáil Éireann, all dated 2019.

The specially designed presentation folder is centered around the two buildings most associated with the new Irish Parliament, the Mansion House and Leinster House, and features historic pictures of the two buildings prominent architecture.

The Mansion House was built in 1710 by the merchant Joshua Dawson, after whom Dawson Street is named. Dublin Corporation bought the house from him in 1715. Dublin’s Mansion House is the earliest surviving mayoral residence in these islands.

Construction on Leinster House began in 1745. It was built for the Earl of Kildare by the leading architect Richard Castle (or Cassel’s). The building is said to have inspired James Hoban’s design for the White House in Washington. The house was purchased by the Royal Dublin Society in 1815.