Image Information
Type | Coin |
Title | NF (BC-21) |
Date | 1963 |
Country | England |
Institution /Catalog # |
BC-21 |
Denomination | 2 shilling |
Description | Na Fianna is the youth wing of the IRA. This coin and BC-20 were made with a center punch by an employee of the shop identified only as "S." According to Collector's notes, "S" was later killed when a bomb he was making exploded prematurely. From Charles Cosgrave's shop in Ballymurphy, Co. Carlow, December 19, 1977. |
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Image Collection | Irish Political Tokens (Belfast Collection) |