(Dec 15, 2015)
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Only 768,000 Minted
The Irish farthing coin was designed by Percy Metcalfe and featured a woodcock bird on the reverse
On the other side(obverse) is the Irish harp, from 1928-1937 the date was split on either side of the with saorstát éireann
(irish freestate) and from 1939-1966 (the last year minted) éire was on the left of the harp and the
The 1966 farthing was only issued in sets, 1959 was the last year the farthing was minted for circulation
The coin is 0.80 inches (20.25mm) in diameter - 1.5mm thick and weighs 2.83 grams
The farthing was the smallest denomination of the series, it was worth 1/4 of a penny and there was 960 farthings in a pound
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