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Ireland 1/2 crown 1939

Ireland · 1939 · ½ crown
Circulating coinRare
€18.56estimate
888,000coins minted
€17.39silver value · 10.61 g fine at today’s price
N10970 KM16 SP6633
RZReference number RZRZ-FGYJ6
Circulating coin

Demi-couronne d'Éire en argent (1939-1943)

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.

    PMDesigned by Percy Metcalfe

    Specifications

    • Denomination½ crown
    • Year1939
    • Mintage888,000
    • MintRoyal Mint, Londres (Tower Hill)
    • MaterialSilver 0.750
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter32.3 mm
    • Thickness2.2 mm
    • Weight14.14 g
    • EdgeThick grooving
    • 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 3 pence1934 · 17.75 mm 1 farthing1941 · 20.3 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 30 coins

    1928Ireland 1 shilling 1928-Proof 1928Ireland ½ penny 1928 - Irish Free State - Sow and Piglets 1928Ireland ¼ penny (farthing) 1928 - Irish Free State - Snipe 1928Ireland 6 pence 1928 - Irish Free State - Irish Wolfhound 1930Greece 20 drachmas - Neptune - 1930 1930Greece 10 drachmas - grain - 1930 1930Ireland ½ crown 1930 1930Ireland 2 shillings (florin) 1930 1931Ireland 1 penny 1931 - Irish Free State - Hen and Chicks 1934Ireland 3 pence 1934 - Irish Free State - Hare

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    18051990

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