Halfpenny (Irish decimal coin)
- Halfpenny (Irish decimal coin)
IrishCoinInfobox
EN-NAME = Halfpenny
GA-NAME = Leathphingin
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DESIGN = Ornamental Bird
The halfpenny coin was the smallest denomination of the Irish pound which was decimalised on Decimal Day, February 15, 1971 it was one of three new designs introduced all in bronze. The coin suffered from the effects of inflation and very few were produced beyond the initial run for 1971. The coin was removed from circulation and demonetised on January 1 1987.
The coin was designed by the Irish artist Gabriel Hayes and the design is adapted from manuscript MS.213 in Cathedral Library in Cologne, Germany. The coin has a diameter of 1.7145 centimetres and mass of 1.782 grams consisting of copper, tin and zinc.
The coin was 1/200 of an Irish Pound.
Note : The 1985 halfpenny is particularly rare, and valuable to coin collectors - the vast majority of the 2.8 million were melted in 1987 - the 1986 coin was only produced for the 1986 specimen sets and is consequently scarce.
External links
* [http://www.irishcoinage.com/DECCAT.HTM#dechpe Irish coinage website - catalogue - decimal halfpenny.]
* [http://www.crumplehorn.co.uk/plaques.asp Commemorative Bronze and Ceramic Sculptures of Irish Coinage]
* [http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/ZZSI160Y1969.html Coinage (Dimensions and Designs) Regulations, 1969]
* [http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/ZZSI113Y1986.html Coinage (Calling In) Order, 1986]
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