Year 1978 Irish 2p Vintage Coin Éire over Harp and Celtic Bird Ireland

Description

One Vintage Irish Coins. ***Year 197*** this design was taken from the Famous book of kells and represents a Celtic Bird on the 1p & 2p Coins from Ireland,
The design of the
Irish Two Penny
coin was based on Celtic style illustrations of Birds from
the Book
of
Kells
. An ancient
Irish
manuscript created by unknown monks around the year 800. The 2
p
wasn’t alone in drawing inspiration from
the Book
of
Kells
.
The
Book
of
Kells
was created in 800 AD in Iona or
Kells
, both in Meath County, Ireland. Many historians believe it originated on Iona and was transported to
Kells
for safety. In any case, the manuscript was developed by monks who learned their profession at Iona, a major center of religious education at the period.
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