Irish pound
| Punt Éireannach (Irish) | |
|---|---|
£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 | Currency Commission of Ireland (1927-1943) Central Bank of Ireland (1943-2002) |
| Website | www |
| 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. | |
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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.) The Irish pound was replaced by the euro on 1 January 1999. Euro currency did not begin circulation until the beginning of 2002.