The Bank of Ireland £100 note is a
sterling banknote
A banknote or bank notealso called a bill (North American English) or simply a noteis a type of paper money that is made and distributed ("issued") by a bank of issue, payable to the bearer on demand. Banknotes were originally issued by commerc ...
. It is the largest denomination of banknote issued by the
Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland Group plc () is a commercial bank operation in Ireland and one of the traditional Big Four Irish banks. Historically the premier banking organisation in Ireland, the bank occupies a unique position in Irish banking history. At ...
.
History
The
Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland Group plc () is a commercial bank operation in Ireland and one of the traditional Big Four Irish banks. Historically the premier banking organisation in Ireland, the bank occupies a unique position in Irish banking history. At ...
began issuing notes in 1783, the same year as the bank's founding. Early banknotes were denominations of the
Irish Pound
The pound ( Irish: ) was the currency of Ireland until 2002. Its ISO 4217 code was IEP, and the symbol was £ (or £Ir for distinction.) The Irish pound was replaced by the euro on 1 January 1999. Euro currency did not begin circulation unti ...
, but following that currency's abolition in 1826 banknotes produced by the Bank of Ireland were denominated in
pounds sterling
Sterling (Currency symbol, symbol: Pound sign, £; ISO 4217, currency code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories. The pound is the main unit of account, unit of sterling, and the word ''Pound (cu ...
. 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
() is the Classical Latin name for Ireland. The name ''Hibernia'' was taken from Greek geographical accounts. During his exploration of northwest Europe (), Pytheas of Massalia called the island ''Iérnē'' (written ). In his book ''Geogr ...
on the front, alongside shields of arms of the six counties of
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ; ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been #Descriptions, variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares Repub ...
. The back of this note displays an image of
Queen's University Belfast
The Queen's University of Belfast, commonly known as Queen's University Belfast (; abbreviated Queen's or QUB), is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The university received its charter in 1845 as part of ...
. 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
*
Banknotes of Ireland
*
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