Show IRISH SH STAMPS S ARE PROPOSED Also Free State Plans to Have Own Money I DUBLIN DUBLI Feb 20 Proposals for tor the new Irish currency and Irish postage stamps are being discussed by the Free FreeState FreeState FreeState State authorities Banking circles here are said to be strongly opposed to an any alteration In Inthe Inthe inthe the currency on the ground that It will lit hamper trade and cause complications by bv the establishment of ot yet another fluctuating foreign exchange but national sentiment may sweep these thE objections aside Some predict that be beS before before be- be fore the end of f the year jear a Irish printing r db JI ns presses S will be t turning I out Irish s treas- treas notes Reckoning by pounds shillings and pence will doubtless continue for tor some sometimE sometime sometime time and r English silver and copper will continue to circulate but H It Is antiCIpated anticipated anticipated antici antiCI- that the Free State will adopt the decimal system of ot coinage e as soon lIOon as practicable and that Irish dollars and cents or whatever their equivalent i Gaelic names may be will ultimately take the place of the sterling money I As for tor postage stamps the proposal is that Ireland shall content herself herselt for tor the present with making an arrangement arrange arrange- ment with Great Britain for printing a surcharge inscription probably consistIng consisting consist consist- I ing of ot a no shamrock or harp combined with the word Erin In Irish characters characters charac charac- upon the face of or the stamps now i in use f Later r on on the Free State will design I Its own stamps and they are not likely I to bear hear the J. J English n kings icings Image t |