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The halfpenny (1 ⁄ 2 d) (Irish: leathphingin) coin was the second smallest denomination of the pre-decimal Irish pound, worth 1 ⁄ 480 of a pound or 1 ⁄ 24 of a shilling. First issued in 1928 it ceased to be legal tender on 1 August 1969. The coin measured 1.005 inches (25.5 mm) in diameter and weighed 5.66990 grams.
The coin has a diameter of 1.7145 centimetres and mass of 1.782 grams consisting of copper, tin and zinc. The coin was worth 1 ⁄ 200 of an Irish pound. The 1985 version of this coin is particularly rare, and valuable to coin collectors – the vast majority of the 2.8 million were melted in 1987.
There have been three sets of coins in Ireland since independence. In all three, the coin showed a Celtic harp on the obverse.The pre-decimal coins of the Irish punt had realistic animals on the reverse; the decimal coins retained some of these but featured ornamental birds on the lower denominations; and the euro coins used the common design of the euro currencies.
Coin of King "Sihtric" of Dublin (r. 989–1036– ) Hiberno-Norse coins were first produced in Dublin in about 997 under the authority of King Sitric Silkbeard.The first coins were local copies of the issues of Aethelred II of England, and as the Anglo-Saxon coinage of the period changed its design every six years, the coinage of Sitric followed this pattern.
Irish name Numeral Reverse Design Image Farthing Feoirling: 1 ⁄ 4 d Woodcock Halfpenny Leath-phingin: 1 ⁄ 2 d Pig and Piglets Penny Pingin: 1d Hen and Chicks Threepence Leath-reul: 3d Hare Sixpence Reul: 6d Wolfhound Shilling Scilling: 1s Bull Florin Flóirín: 2s Salmon Half Crown Leath-choróin: 2s 6d Horse
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St Patrick token, dated to between 1658 and 1670. The coin is heavily worn but the legends FLOREAT REX and QUIESCAT PLEBS are legible. The St Patrick halfpenny was a milled coin minted in the 17th century in England, Ireland and Wales. The reverse design shows King David kneeling playing a harp while gazing up at the royal crown of England. One ...