Obverse
SAORSTÁTÉIREANN1930
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 2 shillings (guilder) 1930
Ireland · 1930 · 2 shillingsRare
N11081 KM7 SP6626
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: one salmon. The denomination (2s /Flóirin) below.
Reverse
Flóirín2sPM
salmon. The denomination (2s /Flóirin) below.
Engraved by
Specifications
- Denomination2 shillings
- Year1930
- Mintage330,000
- MaterialSilver 0.750
- ShapeRound
- Diameter28.5 mm
- Thickness1.8 mm
- Weight11.31 g
- EdgeReeded
- ScriptsLatin (gaelic)
Actual size
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.8 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
1928Ireland 1 shillings 1928-Proof
1930Ireland 1⁄2 Crown 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