NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Irish ten pence (decimal coin)

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. Some florin coins remained in circulation until 1994, with the same nominal value as the ten pence coin. 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). ... 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 Free State (Irish: Saorstát Éireann) was (1922–1937) the name of the state comprising the 26 of Irelands 32 counties which were separated from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under the Irish Free State Agreement (or Anglo-Irish Treaty) signed by British and Irish... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

The ten pence, introduced in 1971, was 11.31036 grams and a diameter of 2.85 centimeters, as a modern coin it became apparent in the late 1980s that the coins 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, 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The coin was 1/10 of an Irish Pound, all of the original ten pence coins were withdrawn from June 1, 1994, the miniature was withdrawn on the advent of the euro. June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The euro (€; 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. ...

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