Mr. Yeats & the Beastly Coins

Name: Mr. Yeats & the Beastly Coins
Genre: History, Documentary
Released: 2024-09-07
Duration: 14 min
Cast: Moe Dunford

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NR 14 minHistory, Documentary

In 1926, ten years after the Easter Rising, the Irish government decided to create a new coinage for the Free State. They invited the most famous poet in the world, W.B. Yeats, to chair the design committee. Behind-the-scenes battles were fought before the new coins became one of the most enduring success stories of the new Irish state.

StarringMoe Dunford

DirectorsAnn Marie HourihaneLaura McNicholas

WriterAnn Marie Hourihane

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