Barnyard Collection

The Barnyard Collection was a series of coins minted in 1928. Designed by Percy Metcalfe, these coins were used as the first currency of the Irish Free State.

Name Irish name	Numeral	Reverse Design
Farthing Feoirling	¹⁄₄d	Woodcock
Halfpenny Leath-phingin	¹⁄₂d	Pig and Piglets
Penny Pingin	1d	Hen and Chicks
Threepence Leath-reul	3d	Hare
Sixpence Reul	6d	Wolfhound
Shilling Scilling	1s	Bull
Florin Flóirín	2s	Salmon
Half Crown Leath-choróin	2s 6d	Horse

Irish currency and coinage

Topics	Irish pound Central Bank Currency Centre Currency Commission Minister for Finance

Predecimal coins	Farthing Halfpenny Penny Threepence Sixpence Shilling Florin Half crown Ten shillings Barnyard Collection

Decimal based coins	Halfpenny Penny Two pence Five pence Ten pence Twenty pence Fifty pence Pound

Banknotes	Series A Series B Series C Ploughman series

See also	Banknotes of Northern Ireland Coins of Ireland Euro banknotes Irish euro coins Percy Metcalfe

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