Date: 1939

1939 Bank of Ireland, Five Pounds, dated 14th September 1939, signed by Brennan & Johnston.

Description:

A Bank of Ireland, Five Pounds, dated 14th September 1939, signed by J. Brennan & H.J. Johnston.

• Size: 165mm x 92mm
• Watermarks:
  • A 5-stringed harp at the top left
  • A CBN monogram at the bottom left
  • A shamrock at the bottom right

• Designer: E. Harrison
• S/N: 03BK 006503
  • Known Dates:
    
  • 14-SEP-1939

Obverse Design:

• Central Design:
  • A Ploughman with a team of two horses, hence the common name ‘Ploughman note’ among collectors. The theme was intended to symbolise Ireland’s argricultural self-reliance.
• Colour:
  • Brown, with a green & brown background

Reverse Design:

• Central Design:
  • St Patrick’s Bridge, Cork
• Colour:
  • Brown, with a mauve background

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Modern Irish Banknotes
  • Bank of Ireland
    • Consolidated Banks Issue
    • Ploughman Note
      •  Five Pounds
        • Type 2

Further Reading:

• Bank of Ireland (A Brief History & Checklist of Old Banknotes)
• O’Brien Banknote Price Guide 2019: Ploughman £20, £50 and £100 Notes (Specimens, Colour Trials & Proofs)

Books & Catalogues (Irish Banknotes & Paper Money)

• Irish Banknotes, Irish Paper Money 1783-2005
  • Martin MacDevitt, Meath Ireland (2005)
• Paper Money of Ireland – the definitive guide to Irish banknotes
  • Bob Blake & Jonathan Callaway (West, 2009)
• Irish Banknotes – Irish Government Paper Money From 1928
  • Martin MacDevitt (1999)
• Consolidated Banknotes of Ireland
  • Derek Young (1974)
• Legal Tender Banknotes
  • Derek Young (1972)