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The issuing of banknotes in Northern Ireland is regulated by the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928, the Coinage Act 1971, Banknotes (Ireland) Act 1864 (c. 78), Banknotes (Ireland) Act 1920 (c. 24), Bankers (Ireland) Act 1845, Bankers (Northern Ireland) Act 1928 (c. 15), among others.
The official currency in use in Northern Ireland is the British pound sterling. The euro, in use in the Republic of Ireland, is also accepted by some retailers. Four Northern Irish banks print their own sterling-denominated banknotes: Bank of Ireland, First Trust Bank, Danske Bank, and Ulster Bank. The central bank of the UK is the Bank of England.
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 ]
The obverse side of Bank of Ireland banknotes features the Bank of Ireland logo, below which is a line of heraldic shields each representing one of the six counties of Northern Ireland. Below this is a depiction of a seated Hibernia figure, surrounded by the Latin motto of the Bank, Bona Fides Reipublicae Stabilitas ("Good Faith is the ...
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The Northern Bank £5 note, issued by Northern Ireland's Northern Bank (now Danske Bank) in 2000, was the only polymer banknote in circulation until 2016. The Bank of England introduced £5 polymer banknotes in September 2016, and the paper £5 notes were withdrawn on 5 May 2017.
Northern Ireland; Local, privately-issued sterling banknotes. Issued under a licence of the Bank of England to four retail banks : Bank of Ireland, First Trust Bank, Danske Bank (formerly Northern Bank) and Ulster Bank. [1] Jersey; Jersey pound (local, government-issued sterling banknotes and coins)
The Ulster Bank £100 note is a banknote issued by Ulster Bank. [2] It is valued at one hundred pounds sterling and the current design was first issued in 1990. [3] As with most banknotes of Northern Ireland, they can be used for transactions in the Isle of Man and Great Britain, but in practice most retailers will not accept them and they are not legal tender in England, Scotland or Wales.