asked the Minister for Finance if he will examine the feasibility of inviting design submissions with a view to introducing a £1 gold coin next year to commemorate the millennium of Dublin city.
Written Answers. - Dublin Millennium.
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The Currency and Central Bank Acts preclude the issue of a £1 gold coin. Furthermore the technical requirements and time scale involved in the design, production and marketing of gold coins would effectively rule out the possibility of a successful issue next year.