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1 Pound (1 Punt), Ulster Bank, Ireland, 1929–1940 (Pick 50)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1929-1940

This 1 Pound note was issued in Ireland by the Ulster Bank, with dates recorded from 1929–1940. It belongs to the Pound (1826-1971) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Irish Free State (1922-1937). It measures 151 × 84 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 50.

Obverse: Horse-drawn plough. Its lettering reads “Currency Commission Consolidated Bank Note / Coimisiún Airgid Reatha Nóta Bainc Có-Dhlúite / One Pound / Punt / Payable at the Principle Office in Dublin of / Tá so iníoctha ag an bPríomh-Oifig i mBaile Átha Cliath de / The Ulster Bank Limited”. Reverse: The Custom House, Dublin. Demonetized: Yes. Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
2
Catalogue references
2

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Historical context

See www.irishpapermoney.com for a full list of issue dates of One Pound notes, with a picture of a note of each recorded date. There is also details on the Ploughman Pound note design and the security features of the note. Eight of the nine Irish commercial banks issued Consolidated Bank Notes after the currency in Ireland was split between the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland in 1929 as a result of Irish independence in 1922. Six of these banks also issued Northern Ireland banknotes . An introduction to the Currency Commission Ireland Consolidated Banknotes, also known as the 'Ploughman Notes' , along with images of other dates and denominations of the notes is on www.irishpapermoney.com . Images of specimen notes can also be viewed.

Physical characteristics

Size
151 × 84 mm
Shape
Rectangular
Material
Paper

Technical characteristics

Currency
Pound (1826-1971)
Demonetized
Yes
Issuing bank
Ulster Bank

Design

Obverse
Horse-drawn plough
Reverse
The Custom House, Dublin
Obverse lettering
Currency Commission Consolidated Bank Note / Coimisiún Airgid Reatha Nóta Bainc Có-Dhlúite / One Pound / Punt / Payable at the Principle Office in Dublin of / Tá so iníoctha ag an bPríomh-Oifig i mBaile Átha Cliath de / The Ulster Bank Limited

Identification

Value
1 Pound (1 Punt)
Dates recorded
1929-1940
Distinguishing features
Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
Catalogue number to match
Pick 50

Documentation checklist

Denomination
Research required
Issue or mint date
Recorded
Material
Recorded
Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
Recorded
Attached photograph (check rights)
Recorded

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Catalogue references

  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P50
  • NumistaN# 230648

Research required

  • Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.
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