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1983 Irish 50p Cufflinks – Birth-Year Gift

€89.00

These cufflinks use genuine seven-sided 1983 Irish 50p coins, showing the woodcock and Celtic harp. The Irish 50p Cufflinks were made as there were no other coins made that year. Handmade in Dublin, each pair arrives in a silver-coloured presentation box for a distinctive birth-year gift. Choose the original 1983 coin year shown. Our 30-day returns policy applies.

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Description

A genuine Irish coin from 1983

Give a distinctive birth-year gift with cufflinks made from genuine Irish 50p coins dated 1983. The original 1983 date gives the gift a personal connection to the recipient’s birth year. The seven-sided coin shows the Irish woodcock on one side and the Celtic harp, Éire and original 1983 date on the other. Each pair is handmade in Dublin using genuine circulated coins, so small variations in colour, finish and signs of circulation may be visible. The cufflinks arrive in a silver-coloured presentation box, ready to give.

Product details

Occasion Birth-year gift, birthday or anniversary
Birth year 1983
Coin Genuine Irish 50p coins
Shape Seven-sided
Designs Woodcock; Celtic harp, Éire and original 1983 date
Made in Dublin, Ireland
Presentation Silver-coloured box included
Returns 30-day returns policy

Frequently asked questions

Are the coins genuinely dated 1983?

Yes. Each cufflink is made from a genuine Irish 50p coin dated 1983.

Why choose 1983 cufflinks as a gift?

The original coin date creates a direct connection to the recipient’s birth year.

What designs appear on the coin?

The woodcock appears on one side; the Celtic harp, Éire and original 1983 date appear on the other.

Are the cufflinks handmade in Ireland?

Yes. Each pair is handmade in Dublin.

Is a presentation box included?

Yes. A silver-coloured presentation box is included.

Will every pair look identical?

Genuine circulated coins can show small differences in colour, finish and signs of use.

What is the returns policy?

Our 30-day returns policy applies. Please see the website returns information for full details.


1983

Dublin beat Galway to become All Ireland Senior Football Champions

Kilkenny won the All Ireland Senior Hurling Champions

Born that Year

Cherl Cole (Singer)

 

Inventions in 1983 included

Soft bifocal contact lenses

First Cabbage Patch Kids sold

 

Famous Irish movies included

Dempsey

James Joyce’s Women

Also that year

Seatbelt use for drivers and front seat passengers becomes mandatory

Fianna Fail ministers were involved in ‘bugging’ conversations and in ‘tapping’ journalists’ phones. The scandal brings a series of resignations but Charles Haughey survives as party leader.

Ballymany Stud Farm, Co. Kildare: the champion racehorse ‘Shergar’ is kidnapped. Despite a nationwide search, ‘Shergar’ is never found.

RTÉ screens the first episode of a new series “Glenroe”. Starring Mick Lally and Joe Lynch as Dinny and Miley Byrne, it takes up where “Bracken” left off.

World Athletics Championships, 14 August 1983: Eamonn Coghlan wins the 5000m final.

 

Only You by the Flying Pickets is Christmas number 1.

 

Paul Young: Love Of The Common People
Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams
Christy Moore: Don’t Forget Your Shovel
David Bowie: Modern Love
Bananarama: Cruel Summer
Van Morrison: Cry For Home
Michael Jackson: Beat It
New Order: Blue Monday
Phil Lynott: Old Town
Howard Jones: New Song
Paddy Reilly: Fields Of Athenry