Coin

½ Crown = 2 Shillings 6 Pence (1928) — Ireland

Ireland • 1928 • KM# 8, Sp# 6625

Overview

Irish Free State ½ Crown Proof coin from 1928.

The date was split either side of the harp with the name Saorstát Éireann circling around.

An Irish Hunter horse facing left with the denomination below

Design heritage: Percy Metcalfe is credited as the designer for the Irish Free State 1928-1937 series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
Struck at: Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom. Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
Low mintage: Only 6,001 pieces reported. This puts the issue into key-date territory for its series; expect steep grade-based price scaling and a higher counterfeit risk — provenance and third-party grading matter.
Precious metal content: Silver — bullion value provides a price floor, and many circulated examples were melted during the 1979–1980 and post-2010 silver spikes, reducing the surviving population.
Catalogue reference: Listed as KM# 8, Sp# 6625. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.

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