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	Irish farthing coin at AllExperts
		Long before decimalisation the coin had lost much of its value through inflation and during the 1960s no coins were produced for general circulation; those minted in 1966 were produced only for commemoration sets.
		The coin was introduced in 1928 and ceased to be legal tender on August 1 1969.
		• Coins of the Republic of Ireland at AllExperts
	en.allexperts.com /e/i/ir/irish_farthing_coin.htm (173 words)

	Coinage of the Republic of Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was not until the reign of Henry VIII that Irish coins started to bear the harp and later in the reign the year, for the first time as well.
		The last Irish coins issued prior to independence, were issued during the reign of George IV in 1823 and finally Irish coins were withdrawn in 1826 as a result of the integration that resulted from the 1800 Act of Union.
		These coins used the Irish red deer as on the Irish pound coin with a mountain relief in the background and other notable differences such as the 12 stars of the European Flag surrounding the harp somewhat similar to the Irish euro coins.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Irish_coinage (1941 words)

	irish pound (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
		The Irish pound (Irish language: punt) was the currency unit of the Irish Free State, and later of the republic of Ireland until 1 January, 1999; the ISO 4217 code was IEP.
		Irish coins introduced after 1979 (20p and £1) were of a completely different size and weight from the equivalent British coins, as were the 5p and 10p coins after both countries reduced the coins in size in the early 1990s.
		With a conversion factor of 0.787564 Irish pounds to the euro, fifty-six per cent of the value of Irish banknotes was withdrawn from circulation within two weeks of the introduction of euro banknotes and coins, and 83.4 per cent by the time they ceased to have legal tender status on 9 February.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /irish_pound.html (570 words)

	CONK! Encyclopedia: Irish_Free_State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
		The Irish Free State (Irish: SaorstÃ¡t Ãireann) was (1922â“1937) the name of the state comprising the 26 of Ireland's 32 counties which were separated from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under the Irish Free State Agreement (or Anglo-Irish Treaty) signed by British and Irish Republic representatives in London on December 6, 1921.
		The War of Independence was fought between the army of the "Republic", the Irish Republican Army (known now as the "Old IRA" to distinguish it from later claimants to the title) and the British Army of the United Kingdom of which Ireland was still nominally part.
		The Irish Free State made several steps on increasing its independence including coin and banknote issue from late 1928, this is a farthing coin from 1936 showing the obverse.
	www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Irish_Free_State (2200 words)

	Encyclopedia: Irish pound
		The Irish pound that appeared in 1928 was originally called the 'SaorstÃ¡t pound' ("Free State pound") and was pegged to the Pound sterling; the currency was referred to as the 'Irish pound' from 1938 after the Constitution of Ireland changed the states' name.
		The coin was almost identical in dimensions to the old penny coin that circulated before 1971, and was quite similar in diameter to, but thinner, than the half-crown coin.
		During the early circulation of the coin, many payphone and vending machines which had been changed to accept the pound coin also accepted the old penny because of the similar size, the latter coin which was no longer legal tender and had little value to collectors.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Irish-pound (3763 words)

	Encyclopedia: Irish farthing coin
		The Irish farthing coin was the smallest value coin of the Irish currency, being worth 1/960 of an Irish pound.
		The coin was introduced in 1928 and ceased to be legal tender on August 1, 1969.
		The Irish ten shilling coin featured Cúchulainn, the mythical Irish hero, the coin was produced for the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising and commenced circulation on April 12 1966 and was designed by T Hugh Paget.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Irish-farthing-coin (917 words)

	Coinage of the Republic of Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
		The Coinage Act, 1926 (http://193.178.1.79/1926_14.html) was passed as a legislative basis for the minting of coins for the state and these new coins commenced circulation on December 12 1928.
		John of England was among the first Norman monarchs to mint coins in Ireland – these coins were farthings, halfpennies and pennies.
		The introduction of the Irish pound coin required the Decimal Currency Act, 1990 (http://193.178.1.79/1990_2.html) and this law provided for certain other matters including the issue of European Currency Unit (ECU) coins which were specifically stated not to be legal tender in the legislation, instead intended as collectors items.
	lighthousepoint.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Irish_coinage (1959 words)

	Farthing (coin) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
		Henry IV issued farthings in both the "heavy" (pre 1412) and "light" (1412–13) coinages (20% lighter), although allowing for the prevalence of clipping it is quite difficult to distinguish between the two coinages at the size of the farthing.
		Farthings weighing 2.7 – 2.9 grams and of 20 millimetres diameter (which was to remain the standard size of the coin for the remainder of its existence) were minted in all years of Edward VII's reign (1901–1910) except 1901.
		The farthing ceased to be legal tender after 31 December 1960; the fact that farthings had recently ceased to be legal tender is referred to in the first episode of Z Cars, shown in January 1962.
	www.toshare.info /en/Farthing_coin.htm (4132 words)

	Irish fifty pence (decimal coin) help – Wiki at Help.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
		The fifty pence coin was introduced on February 17, 1970 and is a seven sided coin, an equilateral curve heptagon of constant breadth (3 centimetres) and mass 13.5 grams.
		The coin used the woodcock design from the farthing coin produced for the Irish Free State in 1928.
		The millennium coin was the first decimal to feature words on it, the word "Dublin" in Roman script and "Áth Cliath" in Gaelic script, its equivalent in the Irish language.
	www.help.com /wiki/Irish_fifty_pence_(decimal_coin) (352 words)

	British coin Quarter Farthing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
		Coins were minted in 1839 1851 1852 and the proof issue of 1868.
		The coins were made of copper weighed 1.2 and had a diameter of 13.5 millimetres.
		1868 coins were made of bronze but the same and had the same diameter.
	www.freeglossary.com /Quarter_farthing (103 words)

	Irish penny coin - Wiki Ireland
		The Irish penny coin was the third smallest denomination of the Irish currency and worth 1/240 of an Irish pound.
		At the time of the coins introduction it was described as "most frequently used by the women of the house and by the children", this description today would almost certainly lead to accusations of sexism but in the Irish Free State of 1928 it caused little effect.
		The coin was introduced in 1928 and ceased to be legal tender on December 31, 1971.
	www.wiki.ie /wiki/Irish_penny_coin (172 words)

	MONEY - Online Information article about MONEY
		COIN (older forms of the word are coyne, quoin and coign, all derived through the O. Fr.
		Very large pieces are hard to coin, and they give facilities for improper treatment by drilling holes and filling them up with cheaper metal, or even for the entire removal of the interior, the faces being preserved.
		The actual coins issued have, of course, to be adapted to the requirements of the particular community.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /MOL_MOS/MONEY.html (6931 words)

	Coins of the Irish Republic 1938-1969
		In 1939, the obverse inscription was changed from "Saorstát Éireann" to "Éire" on all the coins.
		In 1959 the alloy of the bronze coins, penny, halfpenny, and farthing, was changed slightly from 95.5% copper, 3% tin and 1.5% zinc to 97% copper, 0.5% tin and 2.5% zinc.
		In 1966, a silver commemorative ten shilling coin was issued to mark the 50th anniversary of the Easter Week Rising in 1916.
	www.geocities.com /eirecoins/lsd1937.htm (146 words)

	British coin One Pound -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		The coin was introduced in 1983 to replace the (The central bank of England and Wales) Bank of England One Pound note, which ceased to be issued at the end of 1984 and was removed from circulation (though still redeemable at the Bank's offices) on 11 March 1988.
		It is estimated that 1% of £1 coins in circulation are counterfeit.
		One common method of detecting counterfeits (if the sound of the coin on a table, or the colour of the metal doesn't indicate something suspicious) is to check whether the reverse matches the edge inscription for the alleged year -- it is extremely common for counterfeiters to get this wrong.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/br/british_coin_one_pound.htm (585 words)

	Ireland Country Antiques - Folklife
		The coin received wide currency in the New Jersey Province, having been authorized to pass as legal tender by the General Assembly in May 1682.
		These have a brass insert at the crown so that when the coin was struck it would appear as though it were a golden crown.
		This well-known Irish artist's works are all over Ireland - for example, the 'St. Anthony and Child' marble at the Adam and Eve church Dublin and the 'St. Luke' at the county hospital Kilkenny.
	www.irelandcountryantiques.com /coinsmedalstokens.htm (229 words)

	Regal Irish Coppers
		It was George II who revived the Irish farthing in 1737, minting I rish farthings dated 1737-1738, 1744 and 1760.
		As no farthings were minted in 1745 (neither English nor Irish) the 1744 issue was the final farthing issue with the U in the legend.
		It is the first and only Irish farthing issue to use the V rather than the U in GEORGIVS and is the only issue to use the second or older bust of George II.
	www.nd.edu /~rarebook/coins/ColCoin/ColCoinText/Br-IrishCopper.2.html (538 words)

	The Coin DOC's Answer Archive #45
		The effigy of Britannia was probably inspired by the Roman coins of Hadrian and Antoninus Pius that were minted in the second century A.D. The British model seems to be a loose interpretation.
		Your coin was struck under Queen Victoria (1837-1901) (Abbreviated Latin legend: VICTORIA D:G: BRITT:REG:F:D = Victoria by the Grace of G-D Queen of Britain and Defender of the Faith).
		Irish coins have often used animals as an identifier to make it easier to recognize the many coin denominations.
	www.coinsite.com /content/cdanswers/cdarchive45.asp (4793 words)

	Irish_Pound (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
		The coin, essentially a flat disk, had the misfortune of being almost identical in dimensions to the old penny coin that circulated before 1971, and was quite similar to but thinner than the half-crown coin.
		During the early circulation of the coins payphones and vending machines were changed over as expected, however soon the old penny, in particular, became used as a substitute for the pound coin in these devices.
		Soon the devices were changed so that pound coins were not accepted and this remained so until the coin was withdrawn with the advent of the euro.
	www.apawn.com /search.php?title=Irish_Pound (1179 words)

	Perspectives in Numismatics - English Merchant Tokens
		Throughout the period under discussion, the official view was that copper was not a proper metal for a regal coinage at all, and, by extension, that copper coinage was not an especially important activity for the Royal Mint to pursue.
		It is a farthing, and a fairly typical example of a seventeenth-century token, except for its early date.
		They would be heavy coins, whose intrinsic values would be as close to their official ones as possible, given manufacturing costs and usage preferences.
	www.chicagocoinclub.org /projects/PiN/emt.html (9142 words)

	Replica Coins
		Nine coins used in the British Empire in the 18th century.
		This denotes this coin as being struck from Spanish-American silver captured by the British.
		CO-529.....1778 German Thaler...$1.50 - - This coin was issued under Friedrich II (1760-1785) and minted from silver paid to him by the British for mercenaries who fought in the American Revolution.
	www.jastown.com /coins/coins.htm (406 words)

	Koala Coins - Old Irish Coin
		The Irish pound coin, which was introduced in 1990, remains the largest...
		A mule (a coin with mismatched sides) occurs in 1961 when an old die from the 1928-1937 coin...
		As with all copper coins corrosion, or pitting of the surfaces from old corrosion,...
	www.koala.gr /coins/13/old-irish-coin.php (275 words)

	Irish_Free_State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
		The Anglo-Irish War of Independence was fought between the army of the "Republic", the Irish Republican Army (known as the "Old IRA" to distinguish it from later claimants to the title) and the British Army of the United Kingdom of which Ireland was still nominally part.
		Image:Irish farthing coin (obverse).pngthumb250pxThe Irish Free State made several steps on increasing its independence including [[Irish coinagecoin and banknote issue from late 1928, this is a farthing coin from 1936 showing the obverse.]]
		A tiny minority of Irish people, usually attached to small parties like Sinn F�in and Republican Sinn F�in, denied the right of the twenty-six county state to use the name 'republic', continually referring to the twenty-six county state as the 'Free State', its citizens 'Free Staters' and its government the "Free State" or "Dublin" Government.
	goc.subdomain.de /Irish_Free_State (2169 words)

	OMNICOIN.COM :: World Coin Community
		This coin was struck at the Denver mint.
		This coin was struck at the U.S. Mint.
		Specks are on the plastic case and not in the coin fields.
	www.omnicoin.com /user_view.aspx?id=MSD61 (446 words)

	Elgin Coin Club Newsletter, September, 2000
		roughly the value of a farthing a coin that had not been minted since 1956 and was demonetized in 1960.
		This was also a 7 sided coin and was introduced to bridge the gap between the ten and fifty pence coin making it easier for merchants to give change.
		Finally in 1997 the fifty pence coin was reduced in size from 30 mm to 27 mm or roughly the size of a half dollar the size of a sacagawea dollar.
	www.worksandwords.com /coins/ecc/ecc0009.htm (1533 words)

	The Coin DOC's Answer Archive #6
		Coins that have been cleaned repeatedly this way are worth much less than coins that possess the original mint surfaces.
		Common coins were on the verge of becoming more valuable than their face value so Congress passed laws eliminating precious metals from most circulating coins.
		Since the coins they were reproducing were essentially "trade units" they rationalized that they were making their gold into recognizable entities and therefore acceptable for trade.
	www.coinsite.com /content/cdanswers/cdarchive6.asp (6188 words)

	Irish Copper Coinage: Introduction
		Various Irish coppers have been associated with the coinage of colonial America as far back as the St. Patrick coppers brought to New Jersey by Mark Newby in 1681.
		Irish token farthings were minted by Lord Lennox and Lord Harrington under royal license from 1613 until the death of James I in 1625.
		Charles II Irish halfpence were minted from 1680 until the death of the king in 1684.
	www.coins.nd.edu /ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/Br-IrishCopper.intro.html (1165 words)

	European Coin Cuff Links
		coin is bezel set on a solid sterling backing and mechanism which makes for a nice two-tone effect.
		Each authentic coin is pure silver, and features George V on the reverse.
		Coins are bezel set and about the size of a US nickel.
	www.cuffart.com /coins_cufflinks.htm (774 words)

	Irish Echo Online - News
		The Irish portion of the exhibition is called Ireland: Invasions, Occupation, and Aspiration." The Irish money in the exhibit stretches over a thousand years from the time of Sihtric the King of Dublin to the present day euro.
		Some of the oldest coins in the Irish section are from the era when Vikings ruled Ireland.
		Inspired by coins from ancient Greece and Rome, Ireland went on to mint coins with fauna such as the salmon, the hare, and bull on one side, and a Celtic harp on the other.
	www.irishecho.com /newspaper/story.cfm?id=14576 (510 words)

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