Description:
Obverse
The Celtic harp, a traditional symbol of Ireland, is accompanied with the inscription "éire", the Irish word for Ireland, and encircled by the 12 stars of Europe
Reverse
A map, next to the facial value, shows the fifteen states of the European Union
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