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1978 Ireland 50 Pence

1978Ireland

Worth about £0.87 in circulated condition. 4,500,000 were minted, the 8th lowest of any circulation Ireland 50 Pence.

Denomination

50 Pence

Type Value

£0.87

Numista type value · Mar 20261978 not priced separatelyHow we value coins

Condition

Circulation

Mintage

4,500,000

Physical Properties

Composition:Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)

Weight:13.5g

Shape:Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided)

Diameter:30mm

Thickness:2.4mm

Currency:Pound / Irish Pound (decimalized, 1971-2001)

Mint:Irish Mint

Features & Details

Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided)Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)

Value source:Numista type value

Value date:6 Mar 2026

Is the Ireland 50 Pence 1978 rare?

8th/ 18

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Its circulation mintage of 4,500,000 is the 8th lowest of 18 circulation Ireland 50 Pence coins in the catalogue.

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