There is no mint mark on Irish Euro coins, they were all minted at the same place.
No. They are no longer legal tender in Ireland.
The Euro is used there now. The punt is no longer legal tender. Euro coins minted in Ireland will have Éire on them.
Vatican euro coins are issued by the Philatelic and Numismatic Office of the Vatican City State and minted by Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato (IPZS), in Rome, Italy. The euro is the official currency of the Vatican City, although the Vatican is not a member of the European Union. They are still being minted.
France first minted the euro in 1998. 12 countries simultaneously introduced euro coinage on 1st January 2002. Preparations had been taking place in place for over two years. During this time many of the mints in Europe would have been minting large amounts of euro coinage to replace existing currencies. It is likely unknown and somewhat irrelevant which country was the first to mint coins.
First off, Euros weren't minted until 2002, secondly the 10 cent Euro is in common circulation, isn't gold and is worth simply 10 Euro cents.
There were 10,191,000 60th Anniversary of the end of World War 2 British Two Pound coins minted. There were 5,140,500 400th Anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot British Two Pound coins minted.
All euro-denominated coins are issued by the European Central Bank. They are actually minted in various national mints. The Greek coin you describe was probably minted in Finland.The euro coins have a common design on the reverse, and a country-specific design on the obverse. The 1-euro coin with the owl actually shows a 2500 year old Greek coin which had the owl design on it. eypo (or close) is the word for euro in the Greek alphabet (y = upsilon or u, p = rho or r).All of the euro coins are valid in any other euro country. Ones from the less populous countries like Malta and San Marino are hard to get and much sought after.
The 2009 International Year of Astronomy commemorative 25 Euro coin minted in Austria. The related link has more details.
San Marino has never minted its own currency in recent history, instead using whatever has been used in neighboring Italy. As a result, it used to be on the Italian Lira and is currently on the Euro. However, there are some Euro coins minted for San Marino with unique images (in the same way that the other nations in Europe have unique images.)
Yes. The Euro is an international currency. Gradually, I've noticed, the coins minted in Germany are turning up in the change I get in France - and so ar those from all the other countries of the Eurozone. It's just like getting a quarter in one state and spending it in another.
Literally face value... there are literally millions of 50 cent coins in circulation - and they're still being minted.