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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
S. coins, were called in during the initial process between 1969 and 1972; the ten shilling coin, which, as recently issued and in any event equivalent to 50p, was permitted to remain outstanding (though due to silver content, the coin did not circulate widely). The 1 s. and 2 s. were recalled in 1993 and 1994, respectively. Pre-decimal Irish coins may still be redeemed at their face value equivalent in euros at the Central Bank in Dublin.Pre-decimal Irish coins were denoted with s for shillings and d for pence, abbreviations derived from the Latin solidi and denarii, in contrast to stamps, which instead bore Irish-language abbreviations (scilling ("shilling", abbreviated "s") and pingin ("penny", abbreviated "p")). After decimalisation, coins were marked with the Irish-language abbreviations. While British stamps switched from 'd' to 'p', Irish stamps (unlike the coins) printed the number with no accompanying letter; so a stamp worth 2 new pence was marked '2p' in the UK and simply '2' in Ireland.The following is a table showing conversions between the Irish decimal and pre-decimal systems. It was similar to the British one, except for the higher-value coins.Pre-decimalDecimalCoin nameAmount(shillings/pence)Farthing1/4d.0.104pHalfpenny1/2d.0.208pPenny1d.0.417pThreepence3d.1+1/4pSixpence6d.2+1/2pShilling1/-5pFlorin2/-10pHalf crown2/612+1/2pTen shillings10/-50pIreland's new decimal coinage had face values of 1/2p, 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p and 50p.The old shilling coin continued to circulate with a value of 5 new pence, and the old florin with a value of 10 new pence.[30] Unlike in the UK, where the sixpence continued to circulate at a value of 2+1/2p, the Irish sixpence was withdrawn from circulation
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