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10 Pounds Provincial Bank of Ireland
| Issuer | Currency Commission Ireland |
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| Year | 1929-1939 |
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| Currency | Pound (1826-1971) |
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| Obverse description | The central vignette presents an intaglio-engraved rural scene of a ploughman guiding a horse-drawn plough across a field, with two horses rendered in fine detail against a landscape background; the denomination '£10' appears in ornate gothic script at centre, flanked by '£10' numerals in guilloche cartouches at lower left and right. Bilingual legends in English and Irish run across the top border and lower panel, with the issuing bank name in bold letterpress at foot, and the Chairman's signature printed above the central vignette. |
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| Signature(s) | 06.05.1929 - Brennan & Robertson 02.10.1931 - Brennan & Forde 17.07.1939 - Brennan & Kennedy |
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The Currency Commission was established by the Irish Free State's Currency Act of 1927, replacing the former commercial note-issuing system with a consolidated board that licensed participating banks — including the Provincial Bank of Ireland — to issue notes under unified commission authority. These notes circulated alongside those of the other licensed banks but carried the commission's guarantee rather than solely the issuing bank's.
The ten-pound denomination saw limited everyday use given its value relative to average Irish wages of the period. The three known signature combinations span a full decade, with the Brennan & Kennedy pairing appearing only on the 1939 date — the last year of issue before the commission was wound up and replaced by the Central Bank of Ireland in 1943.