Ireland 1966 florin

from the Stonecat Collection

This type was struck at the Royal Mint for Ireland 1951, 1954-55, 1959-68. It superseded a silver type (KM 15). All dates are common and proofs exist for many dates altho not for 1966. It was worth ten new pence after the decimal conversions and demonetized in 1994. The reverse depicts a salmon, a fish common in Irish rivers.

Recorded mintage: 3,625, 000.

Specification: 11.31 g, copper-nickel, 28.6 mm diameter, designed by Percy Metcalfe.

Catalog reference: KM 15a.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.

Link to:

• 1959 florin
• 1966 half penny
• 1966 shilling
• 1966 ½ crown
• 1966 10 shillings
• Coins and currency dated 1966
• return to coins of Ireland