Hundreds of people queue to proclaim wish for 1916 coins

Hundreds of people queued outside the Central Bank in Dublin’s Dame St yesterday to be among the first to acquire specially minted commemorative 1916 coins.

The Central Bank yesterday released gold and silver proof coins to mark the centenary of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic on April 24, 1916. A proof coin is a coin manufactured by using a special, high-quality minting process which is made especially for collectors.

It comes with a numbered “certificate of authenticity” testifying to the issue limit.