20 Pounds

20 Pounds - obverse20 Pounds - reverse

Obverse © www.irishpapermoney.com (CC BY-SA)

Features

Issuer Ireland
Issuing bank Central Bank of Ireland (Banc Ceannais na hÉireann)
Period Republic (1937-date)
Type Standard banknote
Years 1961-1976
Value 20 Pounds (20 Puint)
Currency Pound (1826-1971)
Composition Paper
Size 203 × 114 mm
Shape Rectangular
Number
N#
230145
References P# 67
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Lady Hazel Lavery

Lettering:
The Central Bank of Ireland
Banc Ceannais na hÉireann
Legal Tender Note
Nóta Dlí-Thairgthe
Twenty Pounds
Fiche Punt

Reverse

River Boyne spirit

Printer

De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)

Comments

Go to Irish Legal Tender Notes, View by Date for a complete list of dates of issue for Irish 20 Pound Notes.

Replacement notes use prefix V on notes dated 1976.
More information on Irish replacement notes is on irishpapermoney.com.

For similar notes see P#5, P#5D and P#60.
Currency Commission Irish Free State: P#5
Central Bank of Ireland with promise to pay in London and war code letters: P#5D
Central Bank of Ireland with promise to pay in London, without war code letters: P#60

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1961-Jun-01  P#67a, signatures O'Muimhneacháin & Whitaker
1962-Mar-21  P#67a, signatures O'Muimhneacháin & Whitaker
1963-Nov-20  P#67a, signatures O'Muimhneacháin & Whitaker
1965-Jun-15  P#67a, signatures O'Muimhneacháin & Whitaker
1969-Mar-03  P#67b, signatures Whitaker & Murray
1970-Apr-01  Photo P#67b, signatures Whitaker & Murray
1971-Oct-11  P#67b, signatures Whitaker & Murray
1972-Feb-28  P#67b, signatures Whitaker & Murray
1973-Mar-14  P#67b, signatures Whitaker & Murray
1975-Jan-06  P#67b, signatures Whitaker & Murray
1976-Mar-24  P#67c, signatures Murray & O'Murchu

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 20 PoundsPicture 1 of a sold 20 Pounds
Katz
Auction 95
Lot 1523
Internet Archive
16 Sep 2023 1970-Apr-01 – P#67b, signatures Whitaker & Murray VF USD 77.76
(EUR 72.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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