5 Pounds Bank of Ireland
Features
| Issuer |
Ireland
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Bank of Ireland |
| Period |
Irish Free State (1922-1937)
Republic (1937-date) |
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Years | 1929-1939 |
| Value | 5 Pounds (5 Puint) |
| Currency | Pound (1826-1971) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 165 × 92 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 230689 |
| References | P# 9 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Obverse
Horse-drawn plough
Lettering:
Currency Commission Consolidated Bank Note
Coimisiún Airgid Reatha Nóta Bainc Có-Dhlúite
Five Pounds
Cúig Puint
Payable at the Principle Office in Dublin of
Tá so iníoctha ag an bPríomh-Oifig i mBaile Átha Cliath de
The Bank of Ireland
Reverse
St. Patrick's Bridge, Cork
Printer
De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)Comments
A full list of dates of Ploughman Five Pound notes is on www.irishpapermoney.com, with a picture of an example of each recorded date.
The Irish Currency Commission Consolidated Banknotes 'Ploughman Notes' circulated from 1929 until 1953. They were issued by the joint stock banks which operated in the Irish Free State after Irish independence from the UK.
The Irish Currency Commission Consolidated Banknotes 'Ploughman Notes' circulated from 1929 until 1953. They were issued by the joint stock banks which operated in the Irish Free State after Irish independence from the UK.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1929 | 
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P#9a, Signatures Brennan & Gargan | |||||||||||||
| 1931 | P#9a, Signatures Brennan & Gargan | ||||||||||||||
| 1939 | P#9b, Signatures Brennan & Johnston | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
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Katz Auction 164 Lot 398 
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1 Aug 2025 | 1929 – P#9a, Signatures Brennan & Gargan | UNC |
USD 4265.81
(EUR 3702.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 179 Lot 3033
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27 Dec 2025 | 1929 – P#9a, Signatures Brennan & Gargan |
USD 4754.39
(EUR 4126.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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