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| Issuer | Central Bank of Ireland |
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| Year | 1961-1975 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Lady Hazel Lavery in three-quarter portrait, rendered in intaglio, serving as the iconic allegorical representation of Ireland. Bilingual inscriptions in English and Irish appear across the face, with the issuing authority title and legal tender designation framing the composition. Denomination stated in both languages — Five Pounds and Cúig Puint — with guilloche underprint patterning throughout. |
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| Protection description | Head of Erin derived from the Hibernia statue, serving as the allegorical personification of Ireland, visible when the note is held to light. |
| Variants | P#65a - 15.08.1961 - 12.08.1968 / 22.01.1964 signatures: O'Muimhneacháin & Whitaker P#65b - 12.05.1969 & 27.02.1970 signatures: Whitaker & Murray P#65c - 18.01.1971 - 05.09.1975 / 18.01.1971 signatures: Whitaker & Murray with security thread |
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