Six Irish Decimal Five Pence Coins Years Include 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998 And 2000 The Coins In The Photos Are The Coins On Offer No Stock Photos Here!! Free Shipping World Wide Here Is Some Information About The Irish Five Pence The five pence coin, like the one shilling coin featured a bull on one side and the Irish harp on the other It was first issued in 1971 when Irish currency was decimalised and minted until 2000. It had the same value as the one shilling coin and the two were circulated together until a smaller version of the five pence was introduced. The coin was made of cupronickel which consisted of 75% copper and 25% nickel The original five pence had a diameter of 23.6mm and weighed 5.65 grams. In 1992 a smaller version was introduced, it was 18.5mm in diameter and weighed 3.25 grams, the direction of the bull was change and also the place of the denomination changed It was worth 1/20 of a pound and was removed from circulation in 2002 when the euro was introduced Thanks For Looking!!