have the coin minted, last dated 1969, while minting decimal coins. However, the coin ended up being withdrawn instead, never to become a decimal-based coin; it remains the last pre-decimal coin to come off the production run. In 1990 it was announced that the decimal penny would be redesigned to incorporate the wolfhound design, but this plan was abandoned in the face of the imminent adoption of the Euro. See also £sd References External links Coinage Act, 1926 Coinage (Dimensions and Designs) Order, 1928 Coinage (Calling In) Order, 1971 Irish Coinage website – catalogue – sixpence sixpence coin