Yes, you read that correctly. A massive €347,404,127 worth of old Irish banknotes and coins have yet to be handed in to the Central Bank of Ireland since the introduction of the Euro on 1st January 2002 – 18 years since the Euro Changeover! To be absolutely precise, that’s: €224,389,631.19 in old Irish bank notes…
The Irish five pence coin, first introduced in 1971, was 5.65518 grams in weight with a diameter of 2.3595 centimetres. This matched the British five pence coin. As a modern coin it became apparent in the late 1980s that the coin’s physical dimensions were large relative to its value. On 30th April, 1992, Minister for Finance…
2018 Market Values Large Fivepence Small Fivepence 1996 Ireland 5p – small format, bull facing left. Other Irish Coin Price Guides: Irish Decimal Coins (1969-2000) O’Brien Coin Price Guide: Irish Decimal Halfpenny O’Brien Coin Price Guide: Irish Decimal Penny O’Brien Coin Price Guide: Irish Decimal Twopence O’Brien Coin Price Guide: Irish Decimal Fivepence O’Brien Coin…
The Old Currency Exchange is a specialist dealer and valuer of Irish & GB coins, tokens and banknotes 