Obverse
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a 16-string Irish harp, symbol of Ireland since the Middle Ages. 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) 1939
Ireland · 1939 · 2 shillingsUncommon
N12547 KM15 SP6634
The coin's story
Obverse: an Irish 16-string harp, symbol of Ireland since the Middle Ages. The legend Saorstat Eireann (Free State of Ireland) surrounds it, and the date is distributed on either side of the harp. Reverse: one salmon
Reverse
flóIRín2s
one salmon
Engraved by
Specifications
- Denomination2 shillings
- Year1939
- Mintage1,080,000
- 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
3 pence1942 · 17.7 mm
1 penny1941 · 30.7 mmBy the same engraver: Percy Metcalfe 13 coins
1928Ireland 1 shillings 1928-Proof
1930Ireland 1⁄2 Crown 1930
1930Ireland 2 shillings (guilder) 1930
1939Ireland 1⁄2 Crown 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