Ten pence (Irish decimal coin)
- Ten pence (Irish decimal coin)
IrishCoinInfobox
EN-NAME = Ten Pence
GA-NAME = Deich bPingin
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DESIGN = Salmon
The ten pence coin was introduced on Decimal Day, February 15, 1971 and reused the design on the florin coin produced for the Irish Free State in 1928. Some florin coins remained in circulation until 1994, with the same nominal value, size and weight as the ten pence coin.
The ten pence, introduced in 1971, was 11.31036 grams and a diameter of 2.85 centimetres, as a modern coin it became apparent in the late 1980s that the coin's physical dimensions were large for its low value. Thus the original ten pence was last minted in 1986.
In 1993 a replacement was struck at 2.2 centimeters diameter and 5.45 grams, this new coin kept the old design but incorporated some changes notably the location of the figure and reversing the main design of the salmon. The composition of the ten pence was 75% copper and 25% nickel.
The coin was 1/10 of an Irish Pound. All of the original ten pence coins were withdrawn from June 1 1994, the miniature was withdrawn on the advent of the euro.
External links
* [http://www.irishcoinage.com/DECCAT.HTM#dec10p Irish coinage website - catalogue - decimal ten pence.]
* [http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1993/en/si/0268.html Coinage (Weight and Remedy Allowance of Ten Pence Coin) Order, 1993]
* [http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1993/en/si/0269.html Coinage (Dimension of Ten Pence Coin) Regulations, 1993]
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