The Bank of Ireland £100 note is a
sterling banknote
A banknote—also called a bill (North American English), paper money, or simply a note—is a type of negotiable promissory note, made by a bank or other licensed authority, payable to the bearer on demand.
Banknotes were originally issued ...
. It is the largest denomination of banknote issued by the
Bank of Ireland.
History
The
Bank of Ireland began issuing notes in 1783, the same year as the bank's founding. Early banknotes were denominations of the
Irish Pound, but following that currency's abolition in 1826 banknotes produced by the Bank of Ireland were denominated in
pounds sterling
Sterling (abbreviation: stg; Other spelling styles, such as STG and Stg, are also seen. ISO code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories. The pound ( sign: £) is the main unit of sterling, and ...
. These early banknotes were printed by the bank in Dublin, and featured a design with a row of
Mercury heads across the top. This basic design remained effectively unchanged for 120 years.
Northern Irish banknotes are fully backed such that holders have the same level of protection as those holding genuine
Bank of England notes.
The £100 note is currently the largest denomination of banknote issued by the Bank of Ireland.
The £100 note of the Queen's University Belfast Series was first issued in 2005. This issue features a representation of
Hibernia
''Hibernia'' () is the Classical Latin name for Ireland. The name ''Hibernia'' was taken from Greek geographical accounts. During his exploration of northwest Europe (c. 320 BC), Pytheas of Massalia called the island ''Iérnē'' (written ). ...
on the front, alongside shields of arms of the six counties of
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
. The back of this note displays an image of
Queen's University Belfast. Although most of the Bank of Ireland's banknotes were replaced by the Bushmills Series in 2008, new £100 notes are still issued as the Queen's University Belfast Series.
Designs
Information taken from Bank of Ireland website.
See also
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Banknotes of Ireland
Ireland has issued its own trading banknotes for several centuries, both when the whole of Ireland was one legal entity, and following partition of the island into the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Notes have been issued by individua ...
*
Central Bank of Ireland IR£100 note
References
External links
Bank of Ireland BanknotesThe Association of Commercial Banknote Issuers
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Banknotes of Northern Ireland
One-hundred-base-unit banknotes