Coin, 3 Pence, Ireland, 1934
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1934 AD
3 Pence coin, Ireland, Irish Free State,1934 AD. Minted by the Royal Mint, London. The design on the reverse was by British artist Percy Metcalfe. The coin is part of Ireland's decimal currency which was superseded by the Euro, with new coins and notes being introduced in 2002. Metcalfe's design for the reverse was retained from the pre-decimal coins.
A round nickel coin (18 mm diameter) featuring on the obverse a 16 string Irish harp modelled on the 'Brian Boru' harp in Trinity College Dublin; around, Saorstat Eireann (Irish Free State, in Irish), the date divided either side of the harp; and an Irish hare seated facing left on the reverse with the denomination 3d and artist's initials in the exergue; around, 'leat Reul'. Obverse: A 16 string Irish harp modelled on the 'Brian Boru' harp in Trinity College Dublin; around, Saorstat Eireann (Irish Free State, in Irish), divided either side of the harp, 1934. Reverse: A hare seated facing left. Edge: Plain.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Nickel
- Dimensions
- Object Dimensions: 18 mm (Outside Diameter), 3.32 g (Weight)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Royal Mint, London; Percy Metcalfe CVO - Royal Mint, London
- Place recorded
- Ireland
- Denomination recorded
- 3 Pence
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- Obverse: Saorstat Eireann / 19 / 34 Reverse: leat Reul / 3d / PM
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Museums Victoria, Melbourne collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- mv-74795
- Museum object name
- Coin - 3 Pence, Ireland, 1934
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- NU 15579
- Published references
- KM#4 Threepence (Irish Coin) - Wikipedia . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threepence_(Irish_coin). Accessed 14 Oct 2022
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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Catalogue references
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Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.