NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Irish penny (decimal coin)

The Irish penny was the second smallest denomination of the Irish pound which was decimalised on Decimal Day, February 15, 1971 it was the second of three new designs introduced all in bronze. Image File history File links Irish_penny_(decimal_coin). ... Above: A variety of coins considered to be lower-value, including an Irish 2p piece and many US pennies. ... On February 15, 1971, variously known as Decimal Day, Decimalisation Day and D-Day, the United Kingdom and Ireland decimalised their historical currencies. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Bronze figurine, found at Ã–land Bronze is the traditional name for a broad range of alloys of copper. ...

The coin was designed by the Irish artist Gabriel Hayes and the design is adapted from the Book of Kells held in Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. The coin originally had a diameter of 2.032 centimeters and mass of 3.564 grams consisting of copper, tin and zinc. The penny coin designed by Gabriel Hayes Gabriel Hayes was an Irish artist born in 1909 in Monasterevin, County Kildare. ... This page (folio 292r) contains the lavishly decorated text that opens the Gospel of John. ... The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin or more commonly Trinity College, Dublin (TCD) was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I, and is the only constituent college of the University of Dublin, Irelands oldest university. ... cm redirects here, alternate uses: cm (disambiguation) A centimetre (symbol cm; American spelling: centimeter) is an SI unit of length. ... For other meanings of gram, see gram (disambiguation). ... General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance copper, metallic Atomic mass 63. ... General Name, Symbol, Number tin, Sn, 50 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 5, p Appearance silvery lustrous gray Atomic mass 118. ... General Name, Symbol, Number zinc, Zn, 30 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 4, d Appearance bluish pale gray Atomic mass 65. ...

The coins official designation was "new penny" and this was changed in 1985 to "penny". In 1990 the decision was taken to produce the coin on a copper plated steel base as the bronze had become relatively expensive. This accounts for the reason that some coins are effected by magnets - these are the steel base plate coins. 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon being the primary alloying material. ... Magnetic lines of force of a bar magnet shown by iron filings on paper A magnet is an object that has a magnetic field. ...

The coin was 1/100 of an Irish Pound and was withdrawn on the advent of the euro. The euro (â‚¬; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain, collectively known as Eurozone. ...

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Categories: Coinage of the Republic of Ireland This version of the harp, on a 1990 Irish pound, has been on Irish coinage circulated from 1939 until 2000. ... The Irish farthing coin was the smallest value coin of the Irish currency, being worth 1/960 of an Irish pound. ... The Irish halfpenny coin was the second smallest denomination of the Irish currency and worth 1/480 of an Irish pound. ... The Irish penny coin was the third smallest denomination of the Irish currency and worth 1/240 of an Irish pound. ... The Irish three-pence coin was originally struck in nickel and these coins were very well wearing. ... The Irish sixpence coin was originally struck in nickel, like the threepence and these coins were very well wearing. ... The Irish shilling coin featured the bull and the original minting of the coin from 1928 until 1942 contained 75% silver, a higher content than the equivalent British coin. ... The Irish florin coin featured the salmon and the original minting of the coin from 1928 until 1943 contained 75% silver, a higher content than the equivalent British coin. ... The Irish half-crown coin featured the Irish hunter, a horse, and the original minting of the coin from 1928 until 1943 contained 75% silver, a higher content than the equivalent British coin. ... 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. ... The Irish halfpenny 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 Irish two pence was the third smallest denomination of the Irish pound which was decimalised on Decimal Day, February 15, 1971 it was the third of three new designs introduced all in bronze. ... The Irish five pence was introduced on Decimal Day, February 15, 1971 and reused the design on the shilling coin produced for the Irish Free State in 1928. ... The Irish ten pence was introduced on Decimal Day, February 15, 1971 and reused the design on the florin coin produced for the Irish Free State in 1928. ... The Irish twenty pence, which features the horse (an Irish hunter) that was on the half-crown coin that was produced for the Irish Free State in 1928, was introduced on October 30 1986. ... The Irish fifty pence was introduced on February 17, 1970 and is a seven sided coin, an equilateral curve heptagon of constant breadth 3 centimeters and weight 13. ... The Irish pound (Irish: punt) was the currency unit of the Republic of Ireland until 1999. ... The Currency Centre is the mint of coins and printer of banknotes for the Central Bank of Ireland, including the euro currency. ... Medb, the legendary Queen of Connacht, whose infidelity and violence were also legendary, was chosen for the Irish pound banknote for Series B introduced in 1976 and withdrawn in 1993. ... Irish euro coins all share the same design by the hand of Jarlath Hayes, that of the harp, a traditional symbol for Ireland since the Middle Ages, based on that of the Brian Boru Harp, housed in Trinity College Dublin, and said to have once been owned by ancient High...

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