▁in ▁the ▁G PO ▁on ▁the ▁reverse . ▁Its ▁edge ▁ins cription ▁reads , ▁" É ir í ▁Am ach ▁na ▁C ás ca ▁ 1 9 1 6 ", ▁which ▁transl ates ▁to , ▁" 1 9 1 6 ▁E aster ▁R ising ". ▁Due ▁to ▁their ▁ 8 3 . 5 % ▁silver ▁content , ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁co ins ▁were ▁m elt ed ▁down ▁shortly ▁after ▁issue . ▁A ▁€ 2 ▁coin ▁was ▁also ▁issued ▁by ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁featuring ▁the ▁statue ▁of ▁Hi ber nia ▁above ▁the ▁G PO , ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁R ising ' s ▁cent en ary . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Tr ou bles ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland , ▁government , ▁academ ics ▁and ▁the ▁media ▁began ▁to ▁rev ise ▁the ▁country ' s ▁milit ant ▁past , ▁and ▁particularly ▁the ▁E aster ▁R ising . ▁The ▁coal ition ▁government ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 3 – 7 7 , ▁in ▁particular ▁the ▁Minister ▁for ▁Post s ▁and ▁Te legraph s , ▁Con or ▁Cru ise ▁O ' B rien , ▁began ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁view ▁that ▁the ▁violence ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁was ▁essentially ▁no ▁different ▁from ▁the ▁violence ▁then ▁taking ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁B elf ast ▁and ▁Der ry . ▁O ' B rien ▁and ▁others ▁assert ed ▁that ▁the ▁R ising ▁was ▁do omed ▁to ▁military ▁defeat ▁from ▁the ▁out set , ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁failed ▁to ▁account ▁for