Barnyard Collection

The Barnyard Collection was a series of coins minted in 1928. Designed by Percy Metcalfe, these coins were used as the first currency of the Irish Free State.

Name	Numeral	Reverse Design
Farthing	¼d	Woodcock
Halfpenny	½d	Pig and Piglets
Penny	d	Hen and Chicks
Threepence	3d	Hare
Sixpence	6d	Wolfhound
Shilling	1s	Bull
Florin	2s	Salmon
Half Crown	2s6d	Horse

Irish currency and coinage

Topics	Irish pound Central Bank Currency Centre Currency Commission Minister for Finance

Predecimal coins	Farthing Halfpenny Penny Threepence Sixpence Shilling Florin Half crown Ten shillings Barnyard Collection

Decimal based coins	Halfpenny Penny Two pence Five pence Ten pence Twenty pence Fifty pence Pound

Banknotes	Series A Series B Series C Ploughman series

See also	Banknotes of Northern Ireland Coins of Ireland Euro banknotes Irish euro coins Percy Metcalfe

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, November 30, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.