Date: 1838-1842

Bank of Ireland One Pound, Eighth Issue, Type 2, dated 7 May 1838, Dublin and Westport

Description:

• A Bank of Ireland One Pound note (Eighth Issue), Type 2
  • Issued on 7th May 1838
  • Serial Number: A/G 51541
  • Signed by: A. Brett
• Obverse:
  • The £1 note of this 8th issue of the Bank of Ireland series features
    • This note is part of the new series issued from 1838, depicting statues of Hibernia at left and right and a row of 21 classical heads of Medusa across the top. The main elements of this design continued to be used by the bank until the late 20th century
• Dimensions:
  • 220 mm x 130 mm
• Dates: 1
  • 7-MAY-1838

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Early Irish Banknotes
  • Bank of Ireland
    • Eighth Issue
      •  One Pound
        • Type 2

Further Reading:

• Small Private Banks in 18th C and Early 19th C Ireland
• Bank of Ireland (A Brief History & Checklist of Old Banknotes)
• The Joint-Stock Banks of 19th and Early 20th C Ireland
• Modern Irish Banknotes

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)