"Easter Rising Commemorative Coin"

Date

1966

Artist/Maker

Government

Technique

Minted

Dimensions

Length: 9.5cm
Width: 8cm
Height: 2cm

Caption

Coin designed by Oliver Sheppard, issued in 1966 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Easter Rising of 1916. This side of the coin depicts a portrait head of Patrick Pearse.

Credit

Kindly donated by Joe O'Loughlin

Object number

FCM_2003_240