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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. [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. First pound.
Dec 29, 2001 · Having learnt the Irish word for pound, waggish stockbrokers in London were heard liking the fledgling currency to a flat-bottomed boat that had a tendency to capsize.
The history of the Irish pound spans seventy-five years, from the introduction of the Saorsta ́t pound in 1927 to the changeover to euro banknotes and coin in 2002. For most of this period, the Irish pound had a fixed link to sterling.
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Irish Pound. In January 2002 the Irish pound was replaced by the euro as the legal tender and currency of the Republic, and its notes and coin are now only collectors' items. Three years earlier, management of monetary affairs passed to the European Central Bank, and legally speaking the Irish pound was already a denomination of the euro, the ...
Apr 30, 2024 · the Irish pound (IEP) served as the official currency of Ireland until 2002 when the country embraced the euro. managed by the central bank of Ireland, the IEP had a rich history and played a crucial role in Ireland’s economic development.
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Jan 14, 2000 · The Pound, A Biography By David Sinclair, Century, £15.60