The center holds a high-contrast printed portrait of a young Collins in a suit jacket and tie, framed within a bimetallic-style token structure.

 

This belongs to a specialized Commemorative set such as the Path to Freedom series minted by private distributors like the Dublin Mint Office.

 

Obverse: I GO IN SPIRIT OF A SOLDIER. This is an excerpt from a famous quote Collins made to Eamon de Valera regarding his reluctant assignment to lead the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations: "To me the task is a loathsome one. I go, I go in the spirit of a soldier who acts against his best judgement at the orders of his superior.

Dates: 1890 – 1922, marking his birth year and his death by ambush during the Irish Civil War.

 

Reverse: Outer Rim: IRISH FREE STATE - SAORSTÁT ÉIREANN · SWORN TO BE FREE · 1921.Gaelic Translation: FAOI MHOID BHEITH SAOR, which translates directly to "Sworn to be Free" (a line famously taken from the Irish National Anthem, Amhrán na bhFiann).Depiction: The center illustrates a quill resting on the historic 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty parchment documents.

 

Metal: Cupro-Nickel

Weight: 28 Grams

Diameter: 38 MM. 

 

History: It commemorates Michael Collins, who played a pivotal role in the Irish War of Independence and the founding of the Irish Free State & the establishment of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann) following the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty.