Coin
½ Crown = 2 Shillings 6 Pence (1961) — Ireland
Ireland • 1961 • KM# 16a, 17, Sp# 6638
Overview
Pre Decimal ½ Crown coin from 1961.
Specifications
- Country
- Ireland
- Year
- 1961
- Composition
- Copper-nickel
- Weight
- 14.14 g
- Diameter
- 32.3 mm
- Thickness
- 2.25 mm
- Mint
- Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- KM# 16a, 17, Sp# 6638
- Issuer
- Ireland
Design details
Obverse
Irish harp with the country name to the left and the date to the right
Reverse
An Irish Hunter horse facing left with the denomination below
Collector insights
- Design heritage: Percy Metcalfe is credited as the designer for the Pre Decimal 1939-1969 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.
- Mintage vs. survival: A moderate mintage of 3,000,000. Grade rarity is usually the driver of value here — mid-grade circulated pieces are common, but original-surface uncirculated coins can command a strong premium.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
KM# 16a, 17, Sp# 6638. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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