Coin i.d. please

[bigrig40]

this should be an easy one. i don't have a foreign coin book so please help. this coin is dated 1955,on one side it haswhat looks like a old harp with the word eire on it.the other side has a bull and 1$ and at the bottom it has the word scillin on it. any help would be appreciated.didn't dig it up,found in pocket change.

thanks,bigrig

 

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[jeff of pa]

Sounds like an Irish Dollar

 

[bigrig40]

thanks jeff,its amazing how you can get such a variety of money types in this country.

bigrig

 

[bigrig40]

thanks Buckram,thats exactly right on the coin.

thanks again,bigrig