IRELAND
KM 24 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge - Plain | Composition | Rotation |
50 pence | 31.0 | 13.3 | Shape - 7-sided | Copper-Nickel | Medal |
Obverse | Reverse | ||
Inscriptions along the
rim: title of state in Irish, the year of minting. In the center - the Celtic
harp, a traditional symbol of Ireland. The Irish pound was the currency of the Republic of Ireland until 2002. |
Image of woodcock, above - face value. The woodcocks are a group of seven extant very similar wading bird species in the genus Scolopax, characterised by a long slender bill and cryptic brown and blackish plumage. |