Inscriptions along the rim: title of state in Irish, the year of minting. In the center - the Celtic harp, a traditional symbol of Ireland.

From 1938, the currency was referred to as the Irish pound.

In the center: styilized bird adapted from ornamental detail in the book of Kells. On the right - face value.

The Book of Kells (Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS A. I. (58) is an illuminated manuscript Gospel book in Latin, containing the four Gospels of the New Testament together with various prefatory texts and tables.