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* [[Ireland 1966 1/2 penny|1966 half penny]] | * [[Ireland 1966 1/2 penny|1966 half penny]] | ||
* [[Ireland 1967 1/2 penny|1967 half penny]] | * [[Ireland 1967 1/2 penny|1967 half penny]] | ||
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* [[Ireland 1969 10 pence|1969 10 pence]] | * [[Ireland 1969 10 pence|1969 10 pence]] | ||
* [[Ireland 1974 penny|1974 penny]] | * [[Ireland 1974 penny|1974 penny]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:22, 12 February 2026
After winning independence from Great Britain after World War One, Ireland went thru a civil war before settling on a free state completely separate from Britain. The first coinage of the new country was in 1928; in 1939, the obverse legend was revised from "SAORSTAT EIREANN" to plain "EIRE", which title still obtains. This type, struck 1940-68, features a hen and chicks on the reverse, celebrating Irish agriculture. This date is common in all grades.
Recorded mintage: 21,000,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 9.45 g, bronze, 30.9 mm diameter, designed by Percy Metcalfe.
Catalog reference: KM 11.
- 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.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Man & Lundy), Pre-Decimal Issues, 2nd edition, London: Spink & Son, 2003.
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