A genuine Irish coin from the year the recipient was born

Celebrate a 30th birthday with cufflinks made from genuine Irish 1p coins dated 1996. The original coin date makes the gift personal.

The coin features an ornamental bird inspired by the Book of Kells on one side and the Irish harp with the original 1996 date on the other.

Each pair is handmade in Dublin using genuine circulated coins. Small variations in colour, finish and signs of circulation may therefore be visible. The cufflinks arrive in a silver-coloured presentation box, ready to give.

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Frequently asked questions

Are these genuine 1996 Irish coins?

Yes. Each cufflink is made from a genuine Irish 1p coin dated 1996.

Why is 1996 suitable for a 30th birthday gift?

Someone born in 1996 turns 30 in 2026, making the original coin year a meaningful birthday detail.

Are the cufflinks handmade in Ireland?

Yes. Each pair is handmade in Dublin using genuine Irish coins.

Is a presentation box included?

Yes. The cufflinks arrive in a silver-coloured presentation box, ready to give.

Will every pair look exactly the same?

Genuine circulated coins can show small variations in colour, finish and signs of use. These details make each pair slightly different.

What designs appear on the coins?

The coin features an ornamental bird inspired by the Book of Kells on one side and the Irish harp with the original 1996 date on the other.

What is the returns policy?

Our 30-day returns policy applies.

Events and memories from 1996

1996

Meath won the All Ireland Senior Football Champions

Wexford won the All Ireland Senior Hurling Champions

Famous Irish movies included

Michael Collins

Some Mother’s Son

The Van

The Brothers McMullen-US

Also that year

Osama Bin Laden is expelled from Sudan and moves to Afghanistan

France halts Nuclear testing in Pacific

Divers discover the ancient port of Alexandria

US eases sanctions against Cuba

1996 is the year of Dublin’s ‘Millennium Clock’. The clock only lasts nine months due to be covered from slime in the River liffey.

British animal feed practices are blamed for ‘mad cow disease’. Beef prices fall as consumer confidence is shaken. The BSE crisis dominates Ireland’s EU Presidency.

Britain’s ‘Spice Girls’ are the most successful pop act of 1996. ‘Wannabe’ is one of three Number One hits for ‘girl power’.

In the US elections, Bob Dole’s Presidential hopes take a tumble. Bill Clinton is re-elected.

January 24 – The international body proposes six principles of democracy and non-violence (‘the Mitchell principles’) as conditions for entry to all-party talks in Northern Ireland.

February 5 – The FAI appoint Mick McCarthy as the Republic of Ireland national football teams manager.

May 18 – Ireland wins the Eurovision Song Contest for the seventh time with the song The Voice.

June 6 – President Mary Robinson meets Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, London.

June 17 – Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland signed into law, repealing the absolute constitutional prohibition of divorce under terms of the Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution Act.

October 31 – Ireland’s first Irish language television station, Teilifís na Gaeilge (TnaG) launched.

November 6 – The film Michael Collins is shown in Cork and Dublin.

November 29 – It is revealed that Dunnes Stores paid for an extension to Minister Michael Lowry’s house.

December 13 – On the opening day of a Dublin summit, EU leaders achieve a breakthrough in the argument over preparations for a single European currency.

Christmas Number 1

The Spice Girls ‘2 become 1’

Suede – Trash
Richie Kavanagh – Aon Focal Eile
Dodgy – Good Enough
Manic Street Preachers – A Design For Life
Spice Girls – Wannabe
Radiohead – Street Spirit (Fade Out)
Ash – Oh Yeah
Alanis Morrissette – Ironic
Gina G – Ooh Aah…Just A Little Bit
Eimear Quinn – The Voice
Blur – Charmless Man3