€10 Yeats coin launched
Designed by Michael Guilfoyle, the silver proof collector coin features a portrait of Yeats overlooking a sketch of a horse. Horses were often depicted in Yeats’ paintings as the centre of Irish rural life and as a symbol of movement and drama.
Speaking on behalf of the Yeats’ estate, Catríona Yeats, grand-niece of the artist, said: “The Yeats family is delighted that Jack B Yeats will be pictured on the coin. Michael Guilfoyle’s design is impressive and striking in its simplicity and the coin is a fine tribute to Jack B.”
