Irland 15 Euro 2014 - John Philip Holland - PP

Irland 15 Euro 2014 - John Philip Holland - PP

SKU: IR140996
Category: Silbermünzen

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Thema	:	100. Todestag des John Philip Holland
Nominal	:	15 Euro
Auflage	:	10.000
Prägequalität	:	PP
Material	:	.925 Silber
Gewicht	:	28,28 g.
Durchmesser	:	38,61 mm
Verpackung	:	Etui
Zertifikat	:	ja
Prägestätte	:	---
Besonderheit	:	---

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Irland 15 Euro 2014 PP

"John Philip Holland"

Irish Science and Inventions Coin Series

Ireland has an impressive scientific and technological tradition and many major discoveries and developments have originated from the work of Irish scholars. Over the coming years the Central Bank of Ireland, on behalf of the Department of Finance, will issue a limited edition collector coin honouring the life and work of an Irish scientist and inventor. The first coin in this new series will be issued on 1 September 2014 and honours John Philip Holland (1841 – 1914) who was born in Liscannor, Co. Clare, Ireland. He is the man credited with being the inventor of the modern submarine. Holland’s design was the first to combine an electric motor for submerged travel and an internal combustion engine for use on the surface.

Holland worked as a teacher – a member of the Christian Brothers – in various locations in Ireland. In 1873 he left the Christian Brothers and emigrated to the USA. With the backing of the Fenian Brotherhood, (an Irish republican organisation founded in the USA) Holland built the Fenian Ram submarine. Holland continued to develop the submarine concepts and on 11 April 1900, the Holland VI was purchased by the United States government for the sum of €150,000 and subsequently commissioned as the USS Holland (later designated SS1). This was the first modern submarine in the United States Navy and became the prototype for the submarines of the US Fleet, as well as those of Japan, Britain and the Netherlands. The era of the modern submarine had begun.

Our €15 Silver Proof coin is designed by artist Mary Gregoriy and features a representation of one of Holland’s submarines. A decorative nautilus spiral completes the design. It is struck in Sterling Silver (.925 Ag), weighs 28.28 grammes and has an issue limit of 10,000.

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