Date: 1939-1940 Description: A 1939 Bank of Ireland, One Pound, dated 10th January 1939, 94BA 066680, signed by J. Brennan & H.J. Johnston. 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: 94BA 066680 Known…
Date: 1929-1938 Description: A Bank of Ireland, One Pound, dated 10th June 1929, signed by J. Brennan & J.A. Gargan. 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: 13BA 046879 Known Dates: 14 6-MAY-1929,…
Dáil Éireann Bond Certificates Of the £1,120,328 collected by the Dáil and held in Dublin during the Irish War of Independence, 67% came from the USA. By the end of the war, the Dáil could call on a further $3m (ca. £750,000) on deposit in US banks. Funds raised in America played a crucial role…
Introduction: The idea of a separate currency goes back to the sitting of the First Dáil Éireann in 1919 as this newly declared independent parliament declared its intention to govern all 32 counties of Ireland. Many Irish politicians declared that they wanted a completely independent republic – as called for in various speeches in the…
Date: 1924 Description: A Bank of Ireland Pound note (Seventeenth Issue), Type 1b Issued on 19th March 1924 Serial Number: 15A170287 (in black) Signed by: Joseph A. Gargan, Chief Cashier Obverse: The £1 note of this 17th issue of the Bank of Ireland series features A blue-green underprint with a green oval design One panel…
Date: 1922 Description: A Bank of Ireland Pound note (Seventeenth Issue), Type 2 (last Dublin issue) Issued on 12th June 1922 (Serif Numbers in date) Serial Number: 11A 355700 (In-line s/n in black) Signed by: S. Hinton, Chief Cashier Obverse: The £1 note of this 17th issue of the Bank of Ireland series features A…
Date: 1922 Description: A Bank of Ireland Pound note (Seventeenth Issue), Type 2 (last Dublin issue) Issued on 10th April 1922 (Month of date in full) Serial Number: 10A000001 (In-line s/n in black) Signed by: S. Hinton, Chief Cashier Obverse: The £1 note of this 17th issue of the Bank of Ireland series features A…
Date: 1928 Description: A Bank of Ireland Pound note (Seventeenth Issue), Type 2 (last Dublin issue) Issued on 16th February 1928 Serial Number: A23-168186 (in red) Signed by: Joseph A. Gargan, Chief Cashier Obverse: The £1 note of this 17th issue of the Bank of Ireland series features A blue-green underprint with a green oval…
Withdrawal from Circulation: According to Central Bank of Ireland records, all £20, £50 and £100 ‘ploughman’ notes were successfully withdrawn from circulation, i.e. there are no ‘circulating’ examples left for collectors to collect. That said, the remaining £1, £5 and £10 ‘ploughman’ notes aren’t exactly common nowadays either – as per table below: Estimated Number…
Date: c. 1035-1060 Description: Hiberno-Norse coinage, silver penny, Phase III, Class E (Symbol on Bust), Type 2f – pellet on neck), two hands + annulet on reverse. Blundered legends on both obverse and reverse, but obverse is partially legible. Obverse: Stylised bust of Ethelred II, imitating earlier Phase I types. Symbol on neck – small…
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