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  Seychelles Information, online booking on mauritius-seychelles.com
Coins range from 5 cents to SRs 5; banknotes from SRs 10 to 100.
Kuoni can advise passport and visa requirements only for British and Irish passport holders at the time of booking.
For non-British passport holders and for British passports endorsed in any way, requirements should be checked with the nearest relevant embassy.
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  Irish pound - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Irish pound first came to be as the currency of the Irish Free State in 1928, but was directly linked to the Sterling until 1979.
The Irish pound that appeared in 1928 was originally called the ' Saorstát pound' ("Free State pound") and was pegged to the Pound sterling ; the currency was referred to as the ' Irish pound' from 1938 after the Constitution of Ireland changed the states' name.
On 31 December 2001, the total value of Irish banknotes in circulation was €4,343.8 million, and the total value of Irish coins was €387.9 million.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Irish_Punt   (1162 words)

  
 Knowledge King - Irish Punt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Irish Punt or Pound was the currency unit of the Republic of Ireland until January 1 2002.
Irish coins introduced after 1979 (20p and £1) were of a completely different size and weight from the equivalent British coins, as were the 5p and 10p coins after both countries reduced the coins in size in the early 1990s.
At 31 December 2001 the total value of Irish banknotes in circulation was 4,343.8 million euro, and the total value of Irish coins was 387.9 million euro.
www.knowledgeking.net /encyclopedia/i/ir/irish_punt.html   (330 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Irish Punt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Irish ten shilling coin featured Cúchulainn, the mythical Irish hero, the coin was produced for the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising and commenced circulation on April 12 1966 and was designed by T Hugh Paget.
The Irish twenty pence, which features the horse (an Irish hunter) that was on the half-crown coin that was produced for the Irish Free State in 1928, was introduced on October 30 1986.
The Irish fifty pence was introduced on February 17, 1970 and is a seven sided coin, an equilateral curve heptagon of constant breadth 3 centimeters and weight 13.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Irish-Punt   (3829 words)

  
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About 14.5 billion banknotes and 60 billion coins will be produced to replace the national currencies in the 12 countries in the euro area.
Irish banknotes were first issued into circulation in September 1928 while Irish coins were first issued by the State in December 1928.
The Central Bank is encouraging the public to prepare for the introduction of euro cash and the withdrawal of Irish notes and coins by cashing in their own hoarded Irish coin According to a survey carried out for the Bank there is almost £30 million worth of coins hoarded in Irish households.
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 Irish pound   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Irish pound ( Irish language : punt) was the currency unit of the Irish Free State, and later of the republic of Ireland until 1 January, 1999 ; the ISO 4217 code was IEP.
[[Image Link]] Irish coins introduced after 1979 (20p and £1) were of a completely different size and weight from the equivalent British coins, as were the 5p and 10p coins after both countries reduced the coins in size in the early 1990s.
At 31 December, 2001, the total value of Irish banknotes in circulation was €44,343.8 million, and the total value of Irish coins was €387.9 million.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/irish_pound   (579 words)

  
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Ireland was known as the Irish Free State from 1923 until 1937, as Eire from 1937 until 1949, and as the Republic of Ireland since 1949.
Irish Pound Banknotes were issued by eight private banks between 1929 and 1939, by the Currency Commission of Ireland between 1928 and 1943, and by the Central Bank of Ireland from 1943 until 2002.
Euro coins and banknotes began circulating in Ireland on January 1, 2002, and the Irish Pound ceased to be legal tender on February 9, 2002.
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 Irish pound - Definition up Erdmond.Com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
At December_31, 2001, the total value of Irish banknotes in circulation was 4,343.8 million euro s, and the total value of Irish coins was 387.9 million euros.
Fifty-six per cent of the value of Irish banknotes was withdrawn from circulation within two weeks of the introduction of euro banknotes and coins, and 83.4 per cent by the time they ceased to have legal tender status on February_9.
One year after the changeover 456 million euros of Irish pound banknotes remained unaccounted for, including one-third of all the £5 notes which, being the smallest denomination, were likely retained as souvenirs.
www.erdmond.com /Irish_pound.html   (367 words)

  
 The Central Bank & Financial Services Authority of Ireland : News : Current 2003 : One Year Left for Irish Banknotes ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The withdrawal of Irish banknotes and coins in a year’s time will mark the end of more than 70 years of Irish currency.
The Central Bank is encouraging the public to prepare for the introduction of euro cash and the withdrawal of Irish notes and coins by cashing in their own hoarded Irish coin.
Detailed information on the euro banknotes and coins is contained in a new website launched by the European Central Bank and the national central banks of the euro area, including the Central Bank of Ireland.
www.centralbank.ie /nws_article.asp?ID=50   (523 words)

  
 Talk:British banknotes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
When I was at Smith's the manager was training a sales assistant and he was telling her that all English, Scottish and Northern Irish currency is legal tender.
This page covers Northern Irish banknotes, and Northern Ireland is not and never has been in Britain.
The article should be at United Kingdom banknotes, as it also covers Guernsey and Jersey, which also aren't in Britain.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:British_banknotes   (633 words)

  
 British Banknotes [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
British banknotes are the banknotes A banknote (more commonly known as a bill in the United States and Canada) is a kind of currency, issued as legal tender.
No banknotes are legal tender in Scotland (not even Scottish notes, which are 'promissory notes' - essentially cheques made out from the bank to 'the bearer', as the wording on each note says).
In addition to coins, the following banknotes A banknote (more commonly known as a bill in the United States and Canada) is a kind of currency, issued as legal tender.
www.wikimirror.com /British_banknotes   (9760 words)

  
 Central Bank of Ireland - The New Euro for a New Europe, 4th Edition
Irish banknotes and coins will cease to be legal tender and the changeover to the euro will be complete
This gives parts of the banknotes a raised surface which is both a deterrent to counterfeiters and a help to the visually impaired.
The reason for the short life of Irish notes may be that we do not tend to carry wallets and do not take care of our notes when socialising in bars and restaurants.
www.business2000.ie /cases/cases/case406.htm   (2169 words)

  
 Airgead Páipear na hÉireann - Irish Paper Money   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
By February, 2002 the Irish Punt was discontinued and replaced with the European currency called the Euro.
The banknotes were put into circulation from 1992 to 1996.
This was because the old Irish notes were too easy to forge and they were large and inconvenient.
www.irishpage.com /themes/money.htm   (632 words)

  
 About the Euro
If you still have banknotes from a holiday or trip to another EU country that is now part of the euro area (i.e., if you have French francs, Italian lire, Spanish peseta, etc.) it is still possible to exchange these banknotes for euro.
The smallest of the euro coins (the one cent coin) is slightly smaller than the old Irish 5p coin and the largest (two euro coin) is about the same size as the old Irish 2p coin.
The conversion rate between the euro and the Irish pound is 1 Euro = £0.787564 and this six-digit figure must always be used when carrying out conversions between the Irish pound and the euro.
www.oasis.gov.ie /personal_finance/euro.html   (1315 words)

  
 British banknotes - Result for British banknotes - Meaning of British banknotes - Definition of British banknotes - ...
Sterling banknotes are also issued by the following British dependencies outside the UK: * Isle of Man The Isle of Man * Jersey States of Jersey * Guernsey States of Guernsey * Gibraltar * Saint Helena * Falkland Islands Bank of England notes are the only banknotes that are legal tender in England and Wales.
The bank issued its first banknotes in 1694, although until 1745 they were written for irregular amounts, rather than pre-defined multiples of a pound.
The first colour ed banknotes were issued in 1928, and were also the first notes to be printed on both sides.
www.mauspfeil.net /British_banknotes.html   (1698 words)

  
 Pound Sterling [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
See : British banknotes British banknotes are the banknotes of the United Kingdom and British Islands, denominated in pounds sterling (GBP).
The Irish pound first came to be as the currency of the Irish Free State, but was directly linked to the Sterling until 1979.
Irish pound The Irish pound (Irish: punt) was the currency unit of the Republic of Ireland until 1999.
www.wikimirror.com /Pound_sterling   (12212 words)

  
 Old Irish Banknotes - 1783-1928
In 1929 the Associated Banks (=commercial banks) issues in the island of Ireland split into Consolidated Banknotes controlled by the Currency Commission in the Irish Free State, and a new Belfast issue in Northern Ireland.
Each banknote bore the name of its issuing branch and in some cases that of the head offfice of the bank.
All banks with the right of note issue were required to list all of their branches on each note as locations where their notes were payable.
www.irishpapermoney.com /old/old0.html   (312 words)

  
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While the portrait of Lady Lavery is well known, it was never intended that her image should be recognized on the Irish notes that circulated from 1928 until the late 1970s.
She is dressed in simple Irish clothing, with the lakes and mountains of Ireland in the background.
The depiction of an American on an Irish note is a far cry from the object of the Currency Commission, which requested an archetypical Irish girl, and perhaps further still from the Irish heroine, Cathleen ni Houlihan, that Sir John Lavery intended to depict.
www.pjsymes.com.au /articles/Lavery.htm   (1118 words)

  
 Bank Irish Note - The Biggest Note Source On The Internet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
A banknote (more commonly known as a bill in the United States and Canada) is a kind of currency, issued as legal tender.
Irish Republic joined the European Union, the Bank of Ireland re-issued their paper money, including James Joyce on the ten-pound note...
The employees of the bank were native Irish and therefore could understand the incoming Irish...
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 Banknotes - LuckyWebs.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The 50 fenings banknotes were withdrawn from circulation on March 31, 2003.
British banknotes are the banknotes of the United Kingdom and British Islands, denominated in pounds sterling (GBP).
Kuna banknotes are issued in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000.
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I am primarily a collector of Irish coins, with almost 25 years of experience and am particularly interested in hammmered coins from 950A.D. to 1600's.
I have also collected Irish banknotes for over 10 years, with specific interests in the early Private Banks of the 1800's, the Commercial Banks pre 1928 and of course the very attractive and popular Consolidated ("PLOUGHMAN") Banknotes.
Over the years I have also collected Irish tokens and medals, so I have a very good overall perspective of both the Irish Numismatic and Notaphilic market.
www.irish-money.com /scripts/rw_about_me.html   (312 words)

  
 RTE Business - Central Bank to exchange Irish money indefinitely
The Central Bank said today that it will continue to exchange Irish banknotes and coins into euro over the coming years.
But the Central Bank said that this is not the case and the service will continue to be available throughout 2003 and for many years to come.
While we have had upwards of 200 visitors a day throughout the year, this is by far the highest number we have seen since last January,' a bank spokesman said.
www.rte.ie /business/2002/1230/euro01.html   (189 words)

  
 ECB: The production and issue of banknotes in the EU member states
In Spain banknote printing is taken care of by a public company external to the central bank (the Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre).
There were 12.7 billion banknotes in circulation at end-1996 in the fifteen Member States.
It is estimated that the average life of a banknote in Europe is two years.
www.ecb.int /press/pr/date/1997/html/pr970702_4.en.html   (457 words)

  
 Irish Coinage - Main Page
Information about Irish coins for numismatists, collectors, archaeologists and others who have an interest in the currency in use in Ireland from earliest times to the present day.
Irish Coinages of Edward III and Henry VI
I have begun updating the catalogue prices of all Irish coins to reflect the Euro as our standard currency - The introduction of the Euro has increased interest in the Irish coinage and the prices of the decimal coins have begin to rise recently.
www.irishcoinage.com   (1136 words)

  
 Ireland Newsletter January 2002 - Irish Money
The last ever Irish banknotes and coins were consigned to the history books as the new European currency took over on January 1st.
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www.ireland-information.com /jan02.htm   (1617 words)

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