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Irish (Eire) "copper" decimal coins issued from 1971 to 1988 were made from bronze consisting of about 97% copper, the remainder being tin and zinc.

Irish (Eire) "copper" decimal coins issued from 1988 to 2001 were made from copper plated steel.

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