Ireland 1980 10 pence

from the Stonecat Collection

This type was struck at Dublin for Ireland 1969-86 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 ten pence was reduced to 5.45 g for 1993-2000, and the old large coins demonetized in 1994. Proofs exist for 1971 and 1986.

The Irish Currency Office in Dublin began production of currency in 1974 and coins in 1976; previously, these items had been contracted in Britain.

Recorded mintage: 44,605,000.

Specification: 11.31 g, copper-nickel, 28.5 mm diameter, designed by Percy Metcalfe.

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:

• 1976 10 pence
• 1979 penny
• 1980 2 pence
• 1981 50 pence
• 1982 5 pence
• 1997 10 pence
• Coins and currency dated 1980
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