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5 Pence large type
| Issuer | Central Bank of Ireland |
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| Year | 1969-1990 |
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| Diameter | 23.6 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the Irish harp, a traditional Brian Boru-style instrument rendered in fine detail with decorative interlace carving on the neck and soundboard, displayed upright in the center of the field. The harp's strings are finely incised and the forepillar is adorned with foliate and zoomorphic ornamentation characteristic of Celtic artistic tradition. The Irish-language legend EIRE curves along the left arc of the coin, with the four-digit date positioned vertically along the right arc. The design was engraved by Gabriel Hayes and reflects the enduring national symbolism of the Irish harp as the state emblem. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a walking Irish bull in left profile, rendered in a bold, naturalistic style with strong musculature and a lowered head suggestive of forward movement. The animal stands on a thin horizontal ground line that extends across the lower portion of the field. The denomination numeral '5' and the letter 'P' are inscribed in large characters at the top of the field above the bull. The overall composition is clean and uncluttered, with the animal motif occupying the majority of the coin's reverse field in keeping with the distinctive agricultural imagery of Irish decimal coinage. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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