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Coinage Of The Republic Of Ireland
Since independence, there have been three sets of coins of Ireland, coins in Ireland. In all three, the coin showed a Celtic harp on the Obverse and reverse, obverse. The £sd, pre-decimal coins of the Irish pound had realistic animals on the reverse; the Decimal Day, decimal coins retained some of these but featured ornamental birds on the lower denominations; and the Irish euro coins, euro coins used the common design of the euro currencies. The pre-decimal and original decimal coins were of the same dimensions as the same denomination British coins, as the Irish pound was in a de-facto currency union with the British pound sterling. British coins were widely accepted in Ireland, and conversely to a lesser extent. In 1979, Ireland joined the Exchange Rate Mechanism and the Irish pound left parity with sterling; coin designs introduced after this differed between the two countries. Background The first coins minted in Ireland were produced in about 995 AD in Dublin for Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coins Of Ireland
Irish coins have been issued by a variety of local and national authorities, the ancient provincial Kings and High Kings of Ireland, the Kingdom of Ireland (1541–1801), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922), the Irish Free State (1922–1937), and the present Republic of Ireland. Since 2002, the Republic of Ireland has minted Euro coins, featuring symbols such as flax and the harp. History Hiberno-Norse coins Hiberno-Norse coins were first produced in Dublin in about 997 under the authority of King Sitric Silkbeard. The first coins were local copies of the issues of Aethelred II of England, and as the Anglo-Saxon coinage of the period changed its design every six years, the coinage of Sitric followed this pattern. Following the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, the Hiberno-Norse coinage ceased following this pattern and reverted to one of its earlier designs—the so-called 'long cross' type. Coins of this general design (with occasional new designs inco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
