Copper Fish Earrings Hand Stamped Coin Earrings Ireland

The original version of this coin is called the florin. The fishing industry was (and is) very important to the Irish economy. The salmon represents both the sea fisheries and the freshwater game fishing. The florins continued to circulate as 10 pence pieces until 1993 when they were demonetised along with the original 10 pence and were replaced by a smaller coin. The reverse design featuring a salmon was by English artist Percy Metcalfe.

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