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).
Irish pound
Punt Éireannach(Irish)
IR£
£1 coin (1990–2002)
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.centralbank.ie
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.
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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^"Economic and Monetary Union Act 1998, Section 6: Introduction of euro currency system". 13 July 1998. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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