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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 | | Fifty-six per cent of the value of Irish banknotes was withdrawn from circulation within two weeks of the introduction of euro banknotes and coins, and 83.4 per cent by the time they ceased to have legal tender status on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. |
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