1840 Bank of Ireland One Pound, Type 3, issued on 3 March 1840, S/N: B/A 62319, Dublin only. The Old Currency Exchange, Dublin, Ireland.

Early Irish Banknotes: 1840 Bank of Ireland (Eighth Issue) One Pound note (Type 3) – Dublin

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…

Bank of Ireland One Pound, Eighth Issue, Type 2, dated 7 May 1838, Dublin and Westport, SN: A/G 51541, signature of A. Brett. The Old Currency Exchange, Dublin, Ireland.

Early Irish Banknotes: 1838 Bank of Ireland (Eighth Issue) One Pound note (Type 2) – Dublin & Westport

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…

A Bank of Ireland, Fourteenth Issue, One Pound note, Type 1, dated 22nd July 1918, signature of W.H. Baskin. The Old Currency Exchange, Dublin, Ireland.

Early Irish Banknotes: 1918 Bank of Ireland (Fourteenth Issue, Type 1) One Pound note

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…

Bank of Ireland One Pound, Fourteenth Issue (Branches in 8 lines and red ink), Type 2, dated 17th February 1920, signature of A.G. Fleming, Chief Cashier. The Old Currency Exchange, Dublin, Ireland.

Early Irish Banknotes: 1920 Bank of Ireland (Fourteenth Issue, Type 2) One Pound note

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…

Munster & Leinster Bank Ltd, One Pound (ploughman) note, dated 6th August 1936, 29MA 046888, and signed by J. Brennan & A.E. Hosford. The Old Currency Exchange, Dublin, Ireland.

Irish Banknote Guide: One Pound, Munster & Leinster Bank Ploughman Note, Type 2 (J. Brennan & A.E. Hosford)

Date: 1936-1940 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…

1929 Munster & Leinster Bank Ltd, One Pound, 10 June 1929, ploughman, 13MA 081438, Brennan-Gubbins signatures. The Old Currency Exchange, Dublin, Ireland.

Irish Banknote Guide: One Pound, Munster & Leinster Bank Ploughman Note, Type 1 (J. Brennan & J.L. Cubbins)

Date: 1929-1935 Description: A Munster & Leinster Bank, One Pound (ploughman) note, dated 10th June 1929 and 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: 13MA 081438…

1936 Hibernian Bank, £1 Ploughman note, dated 8th June 1936, serial number 16HA 065154, signed by J. Brennan & H.J. Campbell. The Old Currency Exchange, Dublin, Ireland.

Irish Banknote Guide: One Pound, Hibernian Bank Ploughman Note, Type 1 (J. Brennan & H.J. Campbell)

Date: 1929-1939 Description: An Hibernian Bank Limited, One Pound, dated 8th June 1936, signed by J. Brennan & H.J. Campbell. 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: 16HA 065154 Known Dates: 16 6-MAY-1929,…

1939 Bank of Ireland, One Pound, dated 10th January 1939, 94BA 066680, signed by J. Brennan & H.J. Johnston.

Irish Banknote Guide: One Pound, Bank of Ireland Ploughman Note, Type 2 (Brennan & Johnston)

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…

1929 Bank of Ireland, One Pound, dated 10th June 1929, S/N:13BA 046879, signed by J. Brennan & J.A. Gargan. The Old Currency Exchange, Dublin, Ireland.

Irish Banknote Guide: One Pound, Bank of Ireland Ploughman Note, Type 1 (J. Brennan & J.A. Gargan)

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,…

Lady Lavery Notes - The Old Currency Exchange, Dublin, Ireland

Irish Banknote Guide: The Transition from Irish Joint-Stock Bank Issues to Central Bank of Ireland Banknotes (1922-1943)

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…