Ireland coins catalog

Kingdom of Ireland (before 1937)

Crown=5 shillings; Shilling=12 pence; Penny=4 farthings

George II king of England (1727-1760)

1/2 penny 1741
copper
HIBERNIA 1744
GEORGIUS II REX
Value - 3-6 USD

 

 

George III king of England (1760-1820)

1/2 penny 1766
copper
HIBERNIA 1766
GEORGIVS III REX
Value - 5-8 USD

 

1/2 penny 1806
copper
HIBERNIA 1806
GEORGIVS III REX
Value - 5-8 USD

 

 

1 farthing 1806
copper
HIBERNIA 1806
GEORGIVS III REX
Value - 10-15 USD

 

 

George IV king of England (1820-1830)

1 penny 1822
copper
HIBERNIA 1822
GEORGIUS IIII REX / Celtic Harp
Value - 8-12 USD

 

 

Irish Free State (1922-1937)

Irish Crown=5 shillings; Shilling=12 pence; Penny=4 farthings

1/2 crown 1928 (1928-1937)
1928, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1937
silver
2s6d / LEAT COROIN / Horse
SAORSTAT EIREANN / 1928 / Celtic Harp
Value - 10-15 USD

 

1 florin 1935 (1928-1937)
1928, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937
silver
FLOIRIN 2s / Salmon
SAORSTAT EIREANN / 1935 / Celtic Harp
Value - 15-25 USD

 

1 shilling 1931 (1928-1937)
1928, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1937
silver
1s SCILLING / Bull right
SAORSTAT EIREANN / 1931 / Celtic Harp
Value - 8-12 USD

 

6 pence 1935 (1928-1935)
1928, 1934, 1935
nickel
6d REUL / Irish Wolfhound
SAORSTAT EIREANN / 1935 / Celtic Harp
Value - 3-5 USD

 

3 pence 1934 (1928-1935)
1928, 1933, 1934, 1935
nickel
3d LEAT REUL / Hare
SAORSTAT EIREANN / 1934 / Celtic Harp
Value - 3-5 USD

 

1 penny 1937 (1928-1937)
1928, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1937
bronze
1d PINGN / Hen with chicks
SAORSTAT EIREANN / 1937 / Celtic Harp
Value - ~1 USD

 

1/2 penny 1928 (1928-1937)
1928, 1933, 1935, 1937
bronze
1/2d LEAT PINGN / Sow with piglets left
SAORSTAT EIREANN / 1928 / Celtic Harp
Value - 2-4 USD

 

1/4 penny (farthing) 1928 (1928-1937)
1928, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937
bronze
1/4d FEOIRLING / Woodcock
SAORSTAT EIREANN / 1928 / Celtic Harp
Value - 10-15 USD

 

 

Republic of Ireland - Eire (since 1937)

Irish Crown=5 shillings; Shilling=12 pence; Penny=4 farthings (1937-1968)

10 shillings 1966
silver
commemorative coin
50th Anniversary of Irish Uprising of Easter
DEIC SCILLING / Monument
EIRE 1966 / Patrick Pearse bust right
Value - 25-35 USD

 

 

1/2 crown 1939 (1939-1942)
1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943
silver
2s6d LEAT COROIN / Horse
EIRE / 1962 / Celtic Harp
Value - 25-35 USD

 

1/2 crown 1962 (1951-1967)
1951, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967
copper-nickel
2s6d LEAT COROIN / Horse
EIRE / 1962 / Celtic Harp
Value - 5-7 USD

 

 

1 florin 1939 (1939-1942)
1939, 1940, 1941, 1942
silver
2s FLOIRIN / Salmon
EIRE / 1939 / Celtic Harp
Value - 15-20 USD

 

1 florin 1968 (1951-1969)
1951, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969
copper-nickel
2s FLOIRIN / Salmon
EIRE / 1968 / Celtic Harp
Value - 3-5 USD

 

 

1 shilling 1939 (1939-1942)
1939, 1940, 1941, 1942
silver
1s SCILLING / Bull right
EIRE / 1939 / Celtic Harp
Value - 10-15 USD

 

1 shilling 1964 (1951-1968)
1951, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968
copper-nickel
1s SCILLING / Bull right
EIRE / 1964 / Celtic Harp
Value - 1-3 USD

 

 

6 pence 1940 (1939-1940)
nickel
6d REUL / Irish Wolfhound
EIRE / 1940 / Celtic Harp
Value - 3-5 USD

 

6 pence 1962 (1942-1969)
1942, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
copper-nickel
6d REUL / Irish Wolfhound
EIRE / 1962 / Celtic Harp
Value - 1-2 USD

 

 

3 pence 1940 (1939-1940)
nickel
3d LEAT REUL / Hare
EIRE / 1940 / Celtic Harp
Value - 3-5 USD

 

3 pence 1968 (1942-1968)
1942, 1943, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968
copper-nickel
3d LEAT REUL / Hare
EIRE / 1968 / Celtic Harp
Value - ~1 USD

 

 

1 penny 1964 (1940-1968)
1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968
bronze
1d PINGN / Hen with chicks
EIRE / 1964 / Celtic Harp
Value - ~1 USD

 

 

1/2 penny 1942 (1939-1967)
1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1949, 1953, 1964, 1966, 1967
bronze
1/2d LEAT PINGN / Sow with piglets left
EIRE / 1942 / Celtic Harp
Value - 2-3 USD

 

 

1/4 penny (farthing) 1939 (1939-1966)
1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1949, 1953, 1959, 1966
bronze
1/4d FEOIRLING / Woodcock
EIRE / 1942 / Celtic Harp
Value - 5-10 USD

 

 

Reform 1969
Irish Punt (pound)=100 pence (1969-2001)

1 punt 1994 (1990-2000)
1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000
copper-nickel
circulation coinage
£1 / PUNT / IrishRed Deer left
EIRE / 1994 / Celtic Harp
Value - 4-6 USD

 

 

1 punt 1995
silver
commemorative coin
50th Anniversary of United Nations
£1 / NATIONS UNITED FOR PEACE 1945 1995 / Dove holding banner with dates to left of U.N. logo
EIRE / 1945 1995Celtic Harprp
Value - 120-150 USD

 

1 punt 2000
copper-nickel
commemorative coin
Millennium
£1 / MILLENNIUM / Cross within stylized ancient ship
EIRE / 2000 / Celtic Harp
Value - 8-12 USD

 

 

50 pence 1983 (1970-2000)
1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
copper-nickel
circulation coinage
50 P / Woodcock
EIRE / 1983 / Celtic Harp
Value - 2-3 USD

 

 

50 pence 1988
copper-nickel
commemorative coin
1000th Anniversary of Dublin
50 P / 988 1988 / CLIAT 1000 DUBLIN / Shield above banner
EIRE / 1988 / Celtic Harp
Value - 7-10 USD

 

 

20 pence 1988 (1986-2000)
1986, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000
nickel-bronze
20 P / Horse left
EIRE / 1988 / Celtic Harp
Value - 1-2 USD

 

 

10 pence 1980 (1969-1986)
1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1986
copper-nickel
10 P / Salmon right
EIRE / 1980 / Celtic Harp
Value - <1 USD

 

10 pence 1993 (1993-2000)
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
copper-nickel
10 P / Salmon left
EIRE / 1993 / Celtic Harp
Value - <1 USD

 

 

5 pence 1970 (1969-1990)
1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1990
copper-nickel
5 P / Bull right
EIRE / 1970 / Celtic Harp
Value - <1 USD

 

5 pence 1992 (1992-2000)
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000
copper-nickel
5 P / Bull left
EIRE / 1992 / Celtic Harp
Value - <1 USD

 

 

2 pence 1980 (1971-1988)
1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988
bronze
2 P / Stylized bird
EIRE / 1980 / Celtic Harp
Value - <1 USD

 

2 pence 1988 (1988-2000)
1988, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000
copper plated steel
2 P / Stylized bird
EIRE / 1988 / Celtic Harp
Value - <1 USD

 

 

1 penny 1979 (1971-1988)
1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988
bronze
1 P / Stylized bird
EIRE / 1979 / Celtic Harp
Value - <1 USD

 

1 penny 2000 (1988-2000)
1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000
copper plated steel
1 P / Stylized bird
EIRE / 2000 / Celtic Harp
Value - <1 USD

 

 

1/2 penny 1971 (1971-1986)
1971, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986
bronze
1/2 P / Stylized bird
EIRE / 1971 / Celtic Harp
Value - <1 USD

 

 

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Coins of Ireland in the catalog are presented divided by historical periods, indicating the main characteristics and differences by type.
Inside the sections, the coins are sorted by denomination - from large to small.
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