Ireland 1 penny 1942 

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Ireland 1 penny 1942
Ireland 1 penny 1942
Ireland 1 penny 1942
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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
892149
Area
Coins
Title
Ireland 1 penny 1942
Country
Ireland
Face value
0,01 pound (1 penny, 1 piastre, 10 pruta)
Year
1942
Variety / overstrike
Era
Ireland - Republic (1937-present)
Head of State
Douglas Hyde van Ierland (1938-1945)
Type
Coin
Designer
Metcalfe, Percy
Series
Theme
Chickens, Chicks, Fauna (Animals), Harps, Instruments
Material
Bronze
Weight
9.45
Diameter
30.9
Thickness
1.76
Punch
Medal alignment
Shape
Round
Obverse
ÉIRE 1942
Reverse
1d PINGIN PM
Edge
Plain
Privy mark
None
Mint mark
None (Tower Mint, London)
Number produced
17.520.000
Krause and Mishler number
KM# 11
Catalogue number
Spink# 6643
Details

There is a mistake of the 1942 penny 'Chickless', the 2nd chick from the left is missing its body. The value of this miss hit is about 3x that of the regular coin. See 3rd photo.

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