Obverse
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a 16-string harp. The legend Saorstat Eireann (Free State of Ireland) surrounds it, and the date is distributed on either side of the harp.
PMEngraved by Percy Metcalfe
Ireland 1 shillings 1928-Proof
Ireland · 1928 · 1 shillingExtremely rare
N1405 KM6 SP6627
The coin's story
Obverse: a 16-string harp. The legend Saorstat Eireann (Free State of Ireland) surrounds it, and the date is distributed on either side of the harp. Reverse: a bull The name (1s /scilling) surrounds it.
Reverse
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a bull The name (1s /scilling) surrounds it.
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Specifications
- Denomination1 shilling
- Year1928
- Mintage6,001
- MaterialSilver 0.750
- ShapeRound
- Diameter23.6 mm
- Thickness1.7 mm
- Weight5.66 g
- EdgeReeded
- ScriptsLatin (gaelic)
Actual size
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.7 mm.
Composition
Silver 75 %Copper 25 %
Reference catalogues
Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters
By the same engraver: Percy Metcalfe 13 coins
1930Ireland 1⁄2 Crown 1930
1930Ireland 2 shillings (guilder) 1930
1939Ireland 1⁄2 Crown 1939
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