Sale of commemorative coins nets €3m in five years for Central Bank

(Left to right) The Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, Mark Cassidy, and the minister for finance Paschal O'Donohoe launch a Gold Proof Coin commemorating 100 years since the establishment of the State in 2022. It cost €663,939 to produce 750 of them. Photo: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

The Central Bank has made more than €3m from the sale of commemorative collector coins in the past five years, new figures have revealed.

The bank acts as an agent for the minister for finance in issuing collector coins to commemorate national figures and significant historical events. Typically, four or five new products are launched each year.