Ireland decimal halfpenny 1971-1985 - designed by Gabriel Hayes (1909–1978) - an Irish artist born in Dublin. She was a sculptor who studied in Dublin, France, and Italy. She also designed the penny and twopence coins of this series.

O’Brien Coin Guide: Irish Decimal Halfpenny

In 1971, Ireland decimalised its currency in parallel with the UK. We did this because we were tied to the UK Pound at that time and one of the more unusual aspects of decimalisation was that both countries adopted a ‘non-decimal’ fraction of the basic unit (100 new pence = one pound), i.e. a decimal…

Aethelred II, Type 5 - Long Cross penny, Moneyer, Wulfmær of Castle Gotha

O’Brien Coin Guide: Anglo-Saxon Coins & Their Links To Ireland

It may come as a bit of a surprise to many that although Celtic coins have not (yet) been discovered in Ireland, there have been a lot of Roman and Anglo-Saxon coins found – especially the latter. Conservative Irish historians have always said the Romans never got here but they rarely even mention the Anglo-Saxons…

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O’Brien Coin Guide: Irish Decimal Halfpenny

O’Brien Coin Guide: Anglo-Saxon Coins & Their Links To Ireland