Irish pound
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This article is about the currency of the Kingdom of Ireland, the Irish Free State and modern Ireland. For the currency of Northern Ireland and of the whole of Ireland from 1826 to 1928, see Pound sterling. For the coin of the same value, see One pound (Irish coin).
The pound (Irish: punt) was the currency of Ireland until 2002. Its ISO 4217 code was IEP, and the symbol was £ (or £Ir for distinction.[1]) The Irish pound was replaced by the euro on 1 January 1999.[2] Euro currency did not begin circulation until the beginning of 2002.
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Punt Éireannach (Irish) IR£ | |
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ISO 4217 | |
Code | IEP |
Unit | |
Unit | pound |
Plural | pounds (English) puint, punta (Irish) |
Symbol | £ |
Nickname | quid |
Denominations | |
Subunit | |
1⁄100 | penny (English) pingin (Irish) |
Plural | |
penny (English) pingin (Irish) | pence (English) pinginí, pingineacha (Irish) |
Symbol | |
penny (English) pingin (Irish) | p |
Banknotes | |
Freq. used | £5, £10, £20 |
Rarely used | £50, £100 |
Coins | |
Freq. used | 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 |
Demographics | |
User(s) | None, previously: Ireland |
Issuance | |
Central bank | Central Bank of Ireland |
Website | www |
Printer | Currency Centre of the Central Bank of Ireland |
Mint | Currency Centre of the Central Bank of Ireland |
Valuation | |
EU Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) | |
Since | 13 March 1979 |
Fixed rate since | 31 December 1998 |
Replaced by euro, non cash | 1 January 1999 |
Replaced by euro, cash | 1 March 2002 |
1 € = | £0.787564 (irrevocable) |
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. |
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