Ireland 1969 10 pence

formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck 1969-86 as part of the decimalization of the Irish pound. The module matched that of the old florin. The size was reduced in 1993. Ireland adopted the euro in 2002 and all this coinage is obsolete.

Recorded mintage: 27,000,000.

Specification: 11.32 g, copper-nickel, 28.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-23.

Source:

• Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of the Coins of Scotland, Ireland, Channel Islands & Isle of Man, London: Coincraft, 1999.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1968 penny
• 1971 half penny
• 1971 penny
• 1971 2 pence
• 1973 10 pence
• Coins and currency dated 1969
• return to coins of Ireland