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The was the second smallest denomination of the
Irish Pound which was decimalised on
Decimal Day ,
February 15 ,
1971 it was the second of three new designs introduced all in
Bronze .
The coin was designed by the Irish artist
Gabriel Hayes and the design is adapted from the
Book Of Kells held in
Trinity College, Dublin ,
Ireland . The coin originally had a diameter of 2.032
Centimeter s and mass of 3.564
Grams consisting of
Copper ,
Tin and
Zinc .
The coins official designation was "new penny" and this was changed in
1985 to "penny". In
1990 the decision was taken to produce the coin on a copper plated
Steel base as the bronze had become relatively expensive. This accounts for the reason that some coins are effected by
Magnet s - these are the steel base plate coins.
The coin was 1/100 of an Irish Pound and was withdrawn on the advent of the
Euro .
