St Patrick day coin: lucky irish coin

Born in Roman Britain, Saint Patrick was kidnapped into Irish slavery before returning as a missionary, famously using the shamrock to explain the Trinity and marking March 17th as his death anniversary. The "Good Luck Coin" from Ireland, found on Numista, is an exonumia token featuring symbols like shamrocks and harps that celebrate Irish heritage

• Composition Nickel brass clad steel
• Weight 19.60 g
• Diameter 32 mm
• Thickness 3 mm
• Shape Round
• Technique Milled

Not a precious metal coin, but very collectable. Whilst not silver, or gold, they reatail as if they were made from PMs. A novel item to have on St Patrick's day, and if youre a coin collectors like myself, having a fun piece like this in the collection is all part and parcel of numismatics