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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.
The penny (1d) (Irish: pingin) coin was the third-smallest denomination of the pre-decimal Irish pound, worth 1 ⁄ 240 of a pound or 1 ⁄ 12 of a shilling. To express an amount, penny was abbreviated to "d", e.g. 1d, from the Roman denarius. It was introduced in 1928 to replace its British counterpart, used when all of Ireland was a ...
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 was designed by the Irish artist Gabriel Hayes and the design is adapted from the Book of Kells held in Trinity College, Dublin. In 1990 it was announced that the penny would be redesigned to incorporate the wolfhound design from the pre-decimal sixpence, [1] but this plan was abandoned in the face of the imminent adoption of the euro.
The threepence (Irish: leath reul [ˌl̠ʲah ˈɾˠeːlˠ]) or 3d coin was a subdivision of the pre-decimal Irish pound, worth 1 ⁄ 80 of a pound or 1 ⁄ 4 of a shilling. Leath reul literally means "half reul", the reul being a sixpence coin worth about the same as the Spanish real (a quarter of a peseta). As with all other Irish coins, it ...
Ten shillings was a subdivision of the pre-decimal Irish pound, worth 1 ⁄ 2 of an Irish pound, making this the highest-value coin in the pre-decimal system. The coin was 83.1/3% silver and 16.2/3% copper. It measured 1.2 inches (30 mm) in diameter and weighed 18.144 grams, therefore containing 0.4871 troy ounces (15.15 g) of silver. The coin ...
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Penny (Irish pre-decimal coin) S. Shilling (Irish coin) Sixpence (Irish coin) T. Ten pence (Irish coin) Ten shilling coin; Threepence (Irish coin) Twenty pence (Irish ...