Ireland 1971 1/2 penny

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from the Stonecat Collection
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This type was struck at the Royal Mint for Ireland 1971, 1975-82, 1985-86 as part of the decimal conversion. The first decimal coins (introduced in 1969) were the five pence (equaled the old shilling with the bull reverse) and the ten pence (equaled the old florin with the salmon reverse). The fifty pence was added in 1970, the half, one and two pence coins were added in 1971. The half penny was dropped after 1986, then demonetized in 1987. The reverse depicts a bird from the Book of Kells.

Recorded mintage: 100,500,000 plus 50,000 proofs.

Specification: 1.78 g, bronze, 17.14 mm diameter, designed by Gabriel Hayes.

Catalog reference: KM 19.

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.

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