The coin used the woodcock design from the pre-decimal farthing coin, designed by Percy Metcalfe and first introduced by the Irish Free State in 1928.

O’Brien Coin Guide: The Irish Decimal Fifty Pence

The fifty pence (50p) (Irish: caoga pingin) coin was a subdivision of the Irish pound. It was introduced in Ireland on 17 February 1970 – a year before Decimal Day. It replaced the ten shilling note when decimalised, albeit it could be argued that it also replaced the by then ‘elusive’ ten shilling coin (minted in…

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O’Brien Coin Guide: The Irish Decimal Fifty Pence