Date: 1943 Description: Central Bank of Ireland, Ten Shillings, Type 4c (War Codes added). Signed by Joseph Brennan / James J. McElligott. War Code = R (in grey ink) Designer: John Harrison, Chief Portrait Engraver of Waterlow and Sons Ltd, London Engraved and printed by Waterlow & Sons, on Portal’s paper, in London Size: 78mm…
Date: 1940 Description: A Currency Commission Ireland, Ten Shillings, Type 3a (War Codes added). Signed by Joseph Brennan / James J. McElligott. War Code = H (in blue ink) Designer: John Harrison, Chief Portrait Engraver of Waterlow and Sons Ltd, London Engraved and printed by Waterlow & Sons, on Portal’s paper, in London Size: 78mm…
Date: 1928 Description: A Currency Commission of the Irish Free State, Five Pounds brown, Type 1a (Fractional prefix). Signed by: Joseph Brennan / James J. McElligott. Serial numbers and dates in red ink. Designer: John Harrison, Chief Portrait Engraver of Waterlow and Sons Ltd, London Engraved and printed by Waterlow & Sons, on Portal’s paper,…
Date: 1928 Description: A Currency Commission of the Irish Free State, Twenty Pounds, Type 1a (Fractional prefix). Signed by: Joseph Brennan / James J. McElligott. Designer: John Harrison, Chief Portrait Engraver of Waterlow and Sons Ltd, London Engraved and printed by Waterlow & Sons, on Portal’s paper, in London Size: 114mm x 203mm Known Dates:…
Date: 1928 Description: A Currency Commission of the Irish Free State, Fifty Pounds, Type 1a (Fractional prefix). Signed by: Joseph Brennan / James J. McElligott. Designer: John Harrison, Chief Portrait Engraver of Waterlow and Sons Ltd, London Engraved and printed by Waterlow & Sons, on Portal’s paper, in London Size: 114mm x 203mm Known Dates:…
Date: 1928 Description: A Currency Commission of the Irish Free State, One Hundred Pounds, Type 1a (Fractional prefix). Signed by: Joseph Brennan / James J. McElligott. Designer: John Harrison, Chief Portrait Engraver of Waterlow and Sons Ltd, London Engraved and printed by Waterlow & Sons, on Portal’s paper, in London Size: 114mm x 203mm Known…
Date: 1928 Description: A Currency Commission of the Irish Free State, Ten Shillings, Type 1a (Fractional Prefix). Signed by Joseph Brennan / James J. McElligott. Designer: John Harrison, Chief Portrait Engraver of Waterlow and Sons Ltd, London Engraved and printed by Waterlow & Sons, on Portal’s paper, in London Size: 78mm x 138mm Known Dates:…
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: 1925 Description: A Bank of Ireland (Seventeenth Issue), Ten Pound Note, Type 1b (Larger fractional prefix), Signature: Joseph A. Gargan, Chief Cashier. Date: 10-OCT-1925 Issued on 10th October 1925 Serial Number: U/46 031453 Size: 200mm x 115mm Country: Ireland Category: Early Irish Banknotes Bank of Ireland Seventeenth Issue Ten Pounds Type 1b Further…
Date: 1925 Description: A Bank of Ireland (Seventeenth Issue), Five Pound Note, Type 1d (Larger fractional prefix), Signature: Joseph A. Gargan, Chief Cashier. Date: 26-SEP-1925 Issued on 26th September 1925 Serial Number: A/22 071927 Size: 175mm x 95mm Country: Ireland Category: Early Irish Banknotes Bank of Ireland Seventeenth Issue Five Pounds Type 1d Further…
The Old Currency Exchange is a specialist dealer and valuer of Irish & GB coins, tokens and banknotes 