Ireland	The Government in Ireland decided on a single national design for all Irish coin denominations. They show the Celtic harp, a traditional symbol of Ireland, decorated with the year of issue and the word "Eire" - the Irish word for Ireland. The harp shown was designed by Jarlath Hayes.
		Edge lettering of the 2 euro coin: 2 * *, repeated six times, alternately upright and inverted.

MINTAGE OF IRISH STANDARD EURO COINS BY YEAR
Year	1 cent	2 cents	5 cents	10 cents	20 cents	50 cents	1 Euro	2 Euros
2002	464.000	371.000	327.000	217.000	148.000	66.000	105.000	66.000

NOTE: mintage quantities in thousand of coins