Currency Commission

The Currency Commission (Coimisiún Airgid Reatha), was created by the Currency Act, 1927 (Section 14) as part of the policy of the Irish Free State to create the 'Saorstát pound'. The Currency Commission commissioned the Series A Banknotes, through the advice of an advisory commission. It also issued the Ploughman series of banknotes for Irish banks, which were legal tender until 1953.^[1]

The Chairman of the Currency Commission was Joseph Brennan.

On the adoption of the Constitution of Ireland in 1937 the Currency Commission of the Irish Free State became the Currency Commission of Ireland. In 1942 the Currency Commission was superseded by the Central Bank of Ireland.

Irish currency and coinage

Topics	Irish pound Central Bank Currency Centre Currency Commission Minister for Finance

Predecimal coins	Farthing Halfpenny Penny Threepence Sixpence Shilling Florin Half-Crown Ten Shilling

Decimal based coins	Halfpenny Penny Two Pence Five Pence Ten Pence Twenty Pence Fifty Pence One Pound

Banknotes	Series A Series B Series C Ploughman series

See also	Banknotes of Northern Ireland Coins of Ireland Euro banknotes Irish euro coins

References

↑ "Irish banknotes". Comerford antiques. Retrieved 8 February 2015.