Date: 1936-1940

Munster & Leinster Bank, One Pound (ploughman) note, dated 6th August 1936, signed by J. Brennan & A.E. Hosford

Description:

A Munster & Leinster Bank, One Pound (ploughman) note, dated , signed by J. Brennan & J.L. Cubbins.

• Size: 151mm x 84mm
• 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: 29MA 046888
  • Known Dates: 10
    
  • 7-FEB-1936, 6-AUG-1936
  • 4-MAR-1937, 15-DEC-1937
  • 3-JUN-1938
  • 19-JAN-1939, 4-FEB-1939, 3-MAR-1939, 10-OCT-1939
  • 6-FEB-1940

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:
  • Green, with an orange & mauve background

Reverse Design:

• Central Design:
  • The Custom’s House, Dublin
• Colour:
  • Green, with a mauve background

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Modern Irish Banknotes
  • Munster & Leinster Bank
    • Consolidated Banks Issue
    • Ploughman Note
      •  One Pound
        • Type 2

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)