5 Pounds

These notes bear Special Identification Markings ("war codes"), consisting of a coloured letter inside a circle which were added to the design as part of the underprint in the upper left and bottom right of the obverse. These were used on notes printed during World War II to keep track of notes when they were being transported from the printers in the United Kingdom in case of losses due to bombing.

Three letters appear on these notes, N (black), R (red), M (brown).

For similar notes see P#3A, P#3B, P#3C, P#58 and P#65.
Currency Commission Irish Free State: P#3A
Currency Commission Ireland without war code letters: P#3B
Currency Commission Ireland with war code letters: P#3C
Central Bank of Ireland with promise to pay in London, without war code letters: P#58
Central Bank of Ireland without promise to pay in London: P#65

A full list of all the dates of issue of Central Bank of Ireland Ireland War Code 5 Pound Notes can be viewed on www.irishpapermoney.com, along with an image of a note of each date. Also there is a detailed review of the design of the Irish 5 Pound notes, and detailed background to this Irish banknote series.