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5 Pounds Provincial Bank of Ireland
| Issuer | Currency Commission Ireland / Provincial Bank of Ireland |
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| Year | 1929-1939 |
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| Size | 165 × 92 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette portrays a farmer guiding a horse-drawn plough across a field, with two heavy draught horses in the foreground rendered in fine intaglio engraving against a lightly ruled agricultural landscape. The large £5 denomination numeral appears in the centre of the vignette, flanked by vertical side inscriptions reading FIVE POUNDS and CÚIG PUINT. The issuing authority legends of the Currency Commission and The Provincial Bank of Ireland Limited are set in letterpress across the upper and lower panels, with the date and serial number printed below. |
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| Reverse description | Central oval vignette presents a detailed engraved view of St. Patrick's Bridge over the River Lee in Cork, with the city's skyline and church spire visible in the background. The vignette is framed by an elaborate guilloche border with scalloped edges and ornate foliate scrollwork at the corners. The £5 denomination is repeated in large script numerals to the left and right of the central panel. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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