Remember any of these?
With news that Conor McGregor is campaigning for his face to be used on the €1 coin, we’ve started thinking about some of the airgead that has been in circulation since the Irish Free State formed a coinage committee to plan a new currency.
During the 88 years that the harp has been on the obverse of our coins, there has been three systems of currency that Irish people have used.
Here’s some of the memorable shrapnel that’s been lying in the pockets of Irish citizens over the years.
Below is a table of the coins, animals and years that featured on those pre-decimal coins.
Coin: The Farthing
Coin: The Halfpenny
Coin: The Penny
Coin: The Threepence
Coin: The Sixpence
Coin: The Shilling (12 pence)
Coin: The Florin (2 shillings)
Coin: The Halfcrown
Coin: Ten Shilling Piece
Decimilisation and the modern coinage
February 15, 1971 was deemed ‘Decimal Day’ as a new system of currency was introduced along with the coins that we all know so well.
Coin: The Halfpenny
Coin: The Penny
Coin: The Twopence
Coin: The Five Pence
Coin: The Ten pence
Coin: The Twenty pence
Coin: The Fifty pence
Coin: The punt
We all know what the current Euro coins look like but just for the craic, who can remember these notes? If you’re looking for more information on the systems of currency that have existed in Ireland then take a look here.
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