IRELAND 

KM 29

SHORT COINS

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

                

Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge Composition Rotation
10 pence 22.0 5.45   Reeded 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. Beaded circle along the rim.

The Irish pound was the currency of the Republic of Ireland until 2002.

Beaded circle along the rim. Image of salmon left, below - face value.

The Irish coastline - once abundant in fish.