In which year was the 50 pence piece introduced into circulation?
Banknotes of the pound sterling 10 shilling note was designed, featuring Sir Walter Raleigh, which would become the 50 pence note upon decimalisation, and intended to be the first of the new series to be issued. However, inflation meant that the lifespan of such a note would be too short—estimates by the Decimal Currency Board suggested that a 10 shilling note would last approximately five months; therefore, it was decided that it would be more economical to have a coin instead: the fifty pence coin was introduced in 1969. Instead, the £20 note was the first Series D note to enter circulation in 1970, with
Five pence (Irish coin) Five pence (Irish coin) The five pence (5p) () coin was a subdivision of the Irish pound. It was introduced in Ireland on Decimal Day, 15 February 1971 and reused the design on the shilling coin produced for the Irish Free State in 1928. Some shilling coins remained in circulation until the early 1990s, with the same nominal value as the five pence coin. The five pence, introduced in 1971, was 5.65518 grams in weight with a diameter of 2.3595 centimetres. This matched the British five pence coin. As a modern coin it became apparent in the late 1980s that