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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;smeashy, post: 1267256, member: 33206&quot;]Thanks Bruce!</p><p>After a bit more research I found this medal with the similarly positioned &#039;F B&#039; but from 70 years previous.</p><p>[ATTACH=CONFIG]138063[/ATTACH]</p><p>In the 30&#039;s Ireland was engaged in an &#039;economic war&#039; with Britain, which might be a compelling idea for Republicans back then to deface British currency; and in this form perhaps as a homage to earlier independence movements...</p><p>There was an increase in Republican feeling during this period too, IRA membership rose significantly in the years before 1936. There was also the inclusion of a territorial claim to Northern Ireland in the 1937 Irish Constitution, perhaps prompting an upsurge in acts of defiance on British symbols like this.</p><p><br /></p><p>Having said that, why not just punch &#039;IRA&#039; into the coin rather than &#039;FB&#039;?</p><p><br /></p><p>It could just be someone&#039;s initials after all![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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