Ireland 10 Shilling (Easter Rising) 1966

Ireland's Easter Rising, also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection during Easter Week, April 1916. The Rising was launched to end British rule in Ireland and establish an independent Irish Republic. At the time, the United Kingdom was heavily engaged in World War I. This coin was issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising.

 

The coin contains 0.486 troy ounces of silver, so it can never be worth less than its base value, or BV. To compute BV, multiply the current price of silver by 0.486.

 

Reverse

The figure of Cú Chulainn is a miniature of the statue by Oliver Sheppard, currently in the General Post Office, Dublin.

 

Lettering: deiċ scilling

Engraver: T Hugh Paget

 

Edge

Smooth with Gaelic writing (normal and inverted)

"Easter Rising 1916"

Lettering: Éirí Amach na Cásca 1916

Translation: 1916 Easter Rising

 

 

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