Waterford's oldest landmark, which served as the national mint more than 500 years ago, is to be commemorated on the 2004 set of Irish-minted euro coins.
The collectable coin set, which will be available from next Monday, will feature an image of the national heritage monument Reginald's Tower.
The tower has served as a fortress, a prison, home to the High Constable of Waterford City and at one time, the national mint. In 1463, the Irish Parliament, then meeting in the city decreed that coins were to be minted at Reginald's Tower with the words Civitas Waterford struck on one side.
Speaking at the launch of the coins in Waterford yesterday, the Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen, said the tower was a "most fitting and appropriate" emblem. The Central Bank has produced 40,000 sets of the Reginald's Tower coins priced at €20 per set.
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