Ireland:Fifty Pence 1970-2000 Woodcock

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50 Pence Info

Quick Coinage Facts

Years Minted: 1970-2000
Composition: Copper-Nickel
Diameter: 30 mm
Weight: 13.3 grams
Total Mintage: 99,328,750 (approximate)
Obverse Design: Harp
Reverse Design: Bird

Design

The obverse design features the Irish Harp separating the date and legend “EIRE” or Ireland.

The reverse design was based on Percy Metcalfe’s original design used on the farthing coin and features a woodcock in flight. Above the design is the denomination “50 P”.

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Obverse	Reverse

General Market Notes

The key to the series is the 1986 issue.

Mintages by Year

Year	Mintage	Proof Mintage	Notes
1970	9,000,000
1971	600,000	50,000
1974	1,000,000
1975	2,000,000
1976	3,000,000
1977	4,800,000
1978	4,500,000
1979	4,000,000
1981	6,000,000
1982	2,000,000
1983	7,000,000
1984	?
1986	3,250	6,750	key
1988	7,000,500
1996	6,000,000
1997	6,000,000
1998	13,825,000
1999	7,000,000
2000	15,600,000

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