Ireland ½ penny 1722 "Wood's Hibernia halfpenny" 

Ireland ½ penny 1722 "Wood's Hibernia halfpenny" - Image 1
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Ireland ½ penny 1722 "Wood's Hibernia halfpenny"
Ireland ½ penny 1722 "Wood's Hibernia halfpenny"
Ireland ½ penny 1722 "Wood's Hibernia halfpenny"Ireland ½ penny 1722 "Wood's Hibernia halfpenny"

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
1967827
Area
Coins
Title
Ireland ½ penny 1722 "Wood's Hibernia halfpenny"
Country
Ireland
Face value
0,50 penny
Year
1722
Variety / overstrike
1e type
Era
Ireland - Kingdom (1541-1801)
Head of State
George I of Great Britain (1714-1727)
Type
Coin
Designer
Unknown
Series
Theme
Harps, Instruments
Material
Copper (Cu)
Weight
7
Diameter
27.5
Thickness
1.3
Punch
Coin alignment
Shape
Round
Obverse
• HIBERNIA • 1722 •
Reverse
GEORGIUS • DEI • GRATIA • REX •
Edge
Plain
Privy mark
None
Mint mark
None
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
KM# 116
Catalogue number
Details
The type intended for Ireland was struck as farthin and halfpenny with dates 1722, 1723 and 1724. Hibernia coins were unpopular in Ireland, so many of them were sent to the American colonies.