Remember when the 20p coin arrived ?

Walter Ego

There was also another coin. A UN commemorative which had a dove on it.
I never saw this one but I have a Pearse coin.

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LoneGunM@n

I remember exactly [well not exactly, but fairly exact :dunno:] when I got my first 20p in 1986. My dad was in Best's [O'Connell Street] getting a new suit & the salesman gave him 2 in the change which my mam gave to me!!

I love memories

I have to say, I love the old money! This €uro cr@p really annoys the hell out of me. The notes are forever tearing & the coins are awful! I'm too young to remember the really old money [before decimalisation], but I have a few of the old coins in a jar somewhere.

PBC_1966

I remember when I first visited Ireland and finding most of the coins familiar in size and shape, but the 20p really stood out as being totally different to the British version, ditto the £1 coin. Just another of those things about Ireland that seemed to be similar enough to home to feel comfortable, yet different enough to remind you that you're in another country.

I have a couple of old pre-decimal Irish coins floating around here. It seems as though they were kept the exact shape and size as British versions with just the designs changed. Is that the case?

ALLGOOD

Ya remember it well, I was in national school and the teacher showed us one, it was so shiney and golden I wanted her to say that I could keep it - but she didn't - CNUT !

Sarky

When the 20p coin came out, a game of pacman down the pub suddenly became twice as expensive.

Kersh

Ah ye, I was in 5th class. The Girl in front of me had one. I was so jealous. Lovely shiney gold...

Kêrmêttê

Originally posted by yellum
Notes last 11 months in circulation isn't it, compared to a good few years for coins ?

The average €5 note lasts approx. 2 weeks. Lower value currency is circulated more frequently than the larger value notes.
I heard some form or rumour/speculation that there is a plan to make the €5 & €10 Notes from cotton instead of paper... which should make their life approx. 6 weeks.

After that, there is a debate as to make the €5 & €10 like they do in Australia, ie. mostly plastic content in the paper, or else to turn them into coins.

I reckon a coin should be used for the €5 note... I'm sick of gettin mouldy old fivers that resemble ribbons of lettuce!!

I was in 1st year in secondary school when the "new" 20p was introduced. I didn't get my hands on one for nearly 2 weeks... Oh the excitement and anticipation!

I think the Lottery Scratch Cards were introduced that year too, around October i think?? And then the Lotto came about 4 yrs later? There was such a scandal about the scratch cards in my school... Catholic country introducing gambling etc etc.
Wot a loada horse poo!

PBC_1966

Originally posted by Kersh
Lovely shiney gold...

Is that the coin, or the girl?

Two weeks seems an awfully short average life-span for a note. Hardly worth the trouble of printing them if they last that short a time. Surely it has to be a little longer than that?

Kersh

Ah the girl was nice too:cool:

kelle

I think the Lottery Scratch Cards were introduced that year too, around October i think?? And then the Lotto came about 4 yrs later? There was such a scandal about the scratch cards in my school... Catholic country introducing gambling etc etc.

The Lotto actually came here in 1987, a year later. My neighbour made headlines when she won £721243 (I remember the figure exactly) in August 1988, it was the biggest amount ever won at the time. I think it was a triple rollover. Now a triple rollover is worth so much more, and as for the English lotto......