½ Penny

½ Penny - obverse½ Penny - reverse

© Joseph Kunnappally

Features

Issuer Ireland
Period Republic (1937-date)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1971-1986
Value ½ Penny (½ Pingin) (0.005 IEP)
Currency Pound / Irish Pound (decimalized, 1971-2001)
Composition Bronze
Weight 1.78 g
Diameter 17.14 mm
Thickness 1.15 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 9 February 2002
Number
N#
3284
References KM# 19,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
Sp# 6710
Emma Howard (editor); 2021. Standard Catalogue of British Coins : Coins of England & the United Kingdom Pre-Decimal Issues (56th edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Irish harp with the country name to the left and the date to the right

Script: Latin (Gaelic)

Lettering: éIRe 1971

Translation: Ireland 1971

Reverse

Decorative initial "O" resembling a bird, out of the "Book of Kells" and the denomination below

Script: Latin (Gaelic)

Lettering: 1/2 P

Translation: 1/2 Penny

Designer: Gabriel Hayes

Edge

Smooth

Mints

Irish Mint, Dublin, Ireland (1976-date)
Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Comments

The coins dated 1971 to 1975 were struck at the Royal Mint, Llantrisant (Wales).

The coins dated 1976 to 1986 were struck at the Irish Mint, Dublin (Ireland).

The design of the Irish Half Penny coin was based on Celtic style illustrations of Birds from the Book of Kells. An ancient Irish manuscript created by unknown monks around the year 800.

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Date Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1971  100 500 000 $ 0.08 $ 0.11 $ 0.14 $ 0.23 $ 0.27 $ 0.44 $ 0.66 78%
1971  50 000 $ 2.00 1.2% Proof
1975  10 500 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.15 $ 0.22 $ 0.27 $ 0.27 $ 0.68 $ 0.68 15%
1976  5 464 000 $ 0.28 $ 0.28 $ 0.88 7%
1978  20 302 000 $ 0.21 $ 0.21 $ 0.27 $ 0.38 $ 0.54 17%
1980  20 615 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.26 $ 0.26 $ 0.26 $ 0.26 $ 0.44 19%
1982  9 660 000 $ 0.36 $ 0.55 $ 0.55 $ 1.20 11%
1985  2 784 000 0.4%
1986  12 250 0.5% presumably melted
1986  6 750 0.2% Proof

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