Euro banknotes are shared across the euro area. Ireland chose one national design for all eight coin values, making its change unusually consistent and easy to identify.
Paper money
Euro notes follow an easy architectural colour ladder - grey €5, red €10, blue €20, orange €50, green €100 and yellow €200 - wherever you spend them in Europe.
The euro banknote theme is imagined European architecture rather than real monuments: windows and gateways move from classical to modern styles, while bridges on the reverse suggest connection. Cash by Country artwork is an original, simplified interpretation and is not legal tender.
The harp does all eight jobs
A symbol older than the euro
The harp has represented Ireland for centuries. Designer Jarlath Hayes turned it into a clean modern coin face that remains legible from the tiny 1 cent to the broad EUR 2.
The cash total can move by a few cents
Rounding applies only to the final cash total, not each item's price. It is voluntary for both sides. Card payments stay exact, and 1 and 2 cent coins remain legal tender.
Shared notes, Irish change
An Irish EUR 20 note is the same note used throughout the euro area. The local identity is on the coins. Use our original note illustrations for denomination and colour, then check real notes by touch, watermark, security thread and hologram.