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1 Pound Provincial Bank of Ireland
| Issuer | Provincial Bank of Ireland |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Currency | Pound (1826-1971) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette at top centre shows Britannia and Hibernia seated together, flanked by the denomination ONE in large numerals at either side. The date 1st May 1919 appears in manuscript across the centre, above the bold letterpress legend ONE POUND. Serial number prefix and numerals appear at left and right of centre. A list of branch offices is printed in small text across the middle register, with the promise-to-pay inscription and issuing bank details completing the lower portion. Manuscript signature of the cashier appears at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | Provincial Bank of Ireland Limited Unlimited for Note Issue I Promise to pay the Bearer on demand One Pound at Dublin for the Provincial Bank of Ireland Limited |
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The Provincial Bank of Ireland was a British-chartered institution, founded in 1825 and headquartered in London despite its Irish operations. By 1919, Irish commercial banks were printing notes against a backdrop of mounting political crisis — the War of Independence began that same year — yet the Provincial continued issuing sterling-denominated pounds under British banking law throughout, its notes remaining valid tender alongside those of the other note-issuing Irish banks.
Provincial Bank notes of this period are notably scarcer than contemporary Bank of Ireland or National Bank issues, largely because the Provincial had fewer branches and correspondingly lower circulation volumes in rural areas.