Yes, you read that correctly. A massive €347,404,127 worth of old Irish banknotes and coins have yet to be handed in to the Central Bank of Ireland since the introduction of the Euro on 1st January 2002 – 18 years since the Euro Changeover! To be absolutely precise, that’s: €224,389,631.19 in old Irish bank notes…
Date: 1820 Description: A Bank of Ireland (Sixth Issue), Thirty Shillings (One Pound & Ten Shillings) note Issued on 5th April 1820 Serial Number: 51334 Country: Ireland Category: Early Irish Banknotes Bank of Ireland Sixth Issue (1815-1825) Thirty Shillings Note Further Reading: Bank of Ireland (A Brief History & Checklist of Old Banknotes) Irish…
Date: 1838-1842 Description: A Bank of Ireland One Pound note (Eighth Issue), Type 3 Issued on 3rd March 1840 Serial Number: B/A 62319 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…
Date: 1838-1842 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…
Date: 1918-1919 Description: A Bank of Ireland One Pound note (Fourteenth Issue), Type 2 Issued on 22nd July 1918 Serial Number: A/27 89692 Signed by: William Haughton Baskin, Chief Cashier Obverse: The £1 note of this 14th issue of the Bank of Ireland series features 66 branches on eight lines and printed in red ink…
Date: 1920 Description: A Bank of Ireland One Pound note (Fourteenth Issue), Type 2 Issued on 17th February 1920 Serial Number: A/99 52079 Signed by: Alfred G. Fleming, Chief Cashier Obverse: The £1 note of this 14th issue of the Bank of Ireland series features 66 branches on eight lines and printed in red ink…
Date: 1938-1939 Description: A Munster & Leinster Bank, Ten Pounds (ploughman) note, dated 7th March 1938, signed by J. Brennan & A.E. Hosford. Size: 191mm x 108mm 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: 01MT 071892 Known…
Date: 1929-1931 Description: A Munster & Leinster Bank Limited, Ten Pounds, dated 6th May 1929, signed by J. Brennan & J.L. Cubbins. Size: 191mm x 108mm 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: 01MT 032766 Known Dates:…
Date: 1938-1939 Description: A Munster & Leinster Bank, Five Pound (ploughman) note, dated 9th March 1939, signed by J. Brennan & A.E. Hosford. 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: 03MK 064364 Known…
Date: 1929-1933 Description: A Munster & Leinster Bank, Five Pound (ploughman) note, dated 10th June 1929 and signed by J. Brennan & J.L. Cubbins. 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: 01MK 098418…
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