min ated ▁in ▁a ▁huge ▁national ▁celebr ation ▁on ▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁R ising ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁Med als ▁were ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁surv iv ors ▁who ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁rising ▁at ▁the ▁event . ▁R T É , ▁the ▁Irish ▁national ▁broad c aster , ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁first ▁major ▁undert ak ings ▁made ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁comm emor ative ▁program mes ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁R ising . ▁Ro ib é ár d ▁Ó ▁Far ach á in , ▁head ▁of ▁programming ▁said , ▁" Wh ile ▁still ▁seeking ▁historical ▁truth , ▁the ▁emphas is ▁will ▁be ▁on ▁hom age , ▁on ▁sal ut ation ." ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁CI É , ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ' s ▁railway ▁operator , ▁renamed ▁several ▁of ▁its ▁major ▁stations ▁after ▁republic ans ▁who ▁played ▁key ▁roles ▁in ▁the ▁E aster ▁R ising . ▁ ▁Ireland ' s ▁first ▁comm emor ative ▁coin ▁was ▁also ▁issued ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁pay ▁t ribute ▁to ▁the ▁E aster ▁R ising . ▁It ▁was ▁val ued ▁at ▁ 1 0 ▁sh ill ings , ▁therefore ▁having ▁the ▁highest ▁den om ination ▁of ▁any ▁pre - dec imal ▁coin ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁coin ▁featured ▁a ▁b ust ▁of ▁Patrick ▁Pear se ▁on ▁the ▁ob verse ▁and ▁an ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁statue ▁of ▁C ú ▁Ch ul ain n