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Ireland 1⁄2 Crown 1939

Ireland · 1939 · ½ crown
Rare
€18.56minimum price
888,000coins minted
€18.26silver value · 10.61 g fine at today’s price
N10970 KM16 SP6633
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The coin's story

Obverse: the Irish harp, symbol of Ireland since the Middle Ages. Reverse: A horse

    Obverse

    éIRE1939

    the Irish harp, symbol of Ireland since the Middle Ages.

    PMEngraved by Percy Metcalfe

    Reverse

    leat coróin2s6d

    A horse

    Engraved by

    Specifications

    • Denomination½ crown
    • Year1939
    • Mintage888,000
    • MaterialSilver 0.750
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter32.3 mm
    • Thickness2.2 mm
    • Weight14.14 g
    • EdgeThick grooves
    • ScriptsLatin (gaelic)

    Actual size

    ½ crown 32.3 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 2.2 mm.

    Composition

    Silver75 % Copper25 %

    Reference catalogues

    N10970Numista KM16Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins) SP6633Spink

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

    3 pence1942 · 17.7 mm 1 shilling1941 · 23.6 mm 2 shillings1939 · 28.5 mm 1 penny1941 · 30.7 mm ½ crown1939 · 32.3 mm

    By the same engraver: Percy Metcalfe 13 coins

    1928Ireland 1 shillings 1928-Proof 1930Ireland 1⁄2 Crown 1930 1930Ireland 2 shillings (guilder) 1930 1939Ireland 2 shillings (guilder) 1939 1941Ireland 1 shillings 1941 1963Irlande 1 Shilling 1963 1969Irlande 10 Pence 1969 - Le Saumon 1970Irlande 50 Pence 1970 - La Bécasse 1970Irlande 5 Pence 1970 - Le Taureau 1971Irlande ½ Penny 1971 - Oiseau sur les Rochers

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