(Mr. Yeats & the Beastly Coins)

Content: In 1926, ten years after the Easter Rising, the Irish government decided to create a new coinage for the Free State. They invited the most famous poet in the world, W.B. Yeats, to chair the design committee. Behind-the-scenes battles were fought before the new coins became one of the most enduring success stories of the new Irish state.

Countries:

Ireland

Genres:

Documentary,

History

Runtime:

14 minutes

Year:

2016

Directors:

Ann Marie Hourihane

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Production companies:

925 Productions

Actors:

W.B. Yeats

Crews:

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