First Irish Pound
| British rule Commercial bank issues 1783-1921 |
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| Irish Free State & Northern Ireland Commercial bank issues 1921-1927 |
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| Northern Ireland issues (part of the U.K.) Commercial bank issues 1929+ |
Irish government banknote issues Currency Commission 1927-1942 |
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| Legal Tender Notes A Series 1928-1942 |
Consolidated Banknotes commercial bank issues 1929-41 |
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Legal Tender Notes |
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The Bank of Ireland was the first bank to produce notes intended solely for use within Ireland; its first issue was in 1783. Early notes were denominated either in Irish pounds or guineas, with 1 guinea equal to 1 pound 2 shillings 9 pence Irish.
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