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The decimal halfpenny (1 ⁄ 2 p) (Irish: leathphingin) coin was the smallest denomination of the Irish pound. It was first issued when the Irish currency was decimalised on Decimal Day, 15 February 1971. It was one of three new designs introduced all in bronze and featuring ornamental birds on the reverse. The coin value was weakened by ...
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 Irish Free State decided soon after its foundation in the 1920s to design its own coins and banknotes. It was decided that the Irish currency would be pegged to the pound sterling . The Coinage Act, 1926 [ 1 ] was passed as a legislative basis for the minting of coins for the state and these new coins commenced circulation on 12 December 1928.
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.
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 ...
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English: A silver medieval half penny of Henry V (1413-22). Mint of London, class F, type 10 with annulet to the left and trefoil to the right of the bust in the upper field. Mint of London, class F, type 10 with annulet to the left and trefoil to the right of the bust in the upper field.
The loan includes 9 coins (Philip II Spanish; two Elizabeth I Irish 1601 pennies; James II Irish gun money 1s or 6d; William III Irish 1696 half penny; George III Irish 1805 half penny; James II Irish gun money 1690; half penny token Dominick French 1664; George II Irish 1741 half penny); pottery (Saintonge, Portuguese faience and Meridia Ware ...