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
Irish name
NumeralReverse DesignImage
Farthing
Feoirling
dWoodcock
Halfpenny
Leath-phingin
dPig and Piglets
Penny
Pingin
1dHen and Chicks
Threepence
Leath-reul
3dHare
Sixpence
Reul
6dWolfhound
Shilling
Scilling
1sBull
Florin
Flóirín
2sSalmon
Half Crown
Leath-choróin
2s 6dHorse