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1688


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Type Coin
Title 1688
Date 1971
Country Eire
Institution
/Catalog #
AA-22
Denomination 2p
Description (Eire 2p / 1971) Purchased from Daniel Case / Baldwinsville. New York, USA. (Ar. 11, 2024) ($10). The Glorious Revolution was fought between 1688 and 1690. The final victory by the Protestant King William III at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 assured Protestant ascendancy to the Throne. Both dates are still of great importance to modern day Unionists. The date 1688 is struck neatly across the harp on the obverse of the coin. While coins stamped 1690 are very common 1688 examples are quite rare.

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