Tokens of Ireland, Twentieth Century

Ireland, Curragh, WWII Prisoner Of War Camp, CURRAGH, 1940, 1d, 6d in brass; 1/-, 2/- in aluminium, all 27mm, all uniface. very fine to extremely fine (4).

Est. £60 – £100

Note: because of the Irish Republic’s neutrality in WWII an internment camp was set up to house military personnel of Britain and Germany and their allies, and also known members of the Irish Republican Army. The Camp was in the Curragh Military Camp, 35 miles southwest of Dublin.