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Issued Three Pound Notes

Posted: 01 May 2016 00:55
by Mac
Three Pounds is one of the more sought-after denominations. A rare denomination.
Bank of Ireland £3 notes are the rarest.

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Bank of Ireland £3 Three Pound note 1912

Re: Issued Three Pound Notes

Posted: 01 May 2016 13:31
by Mac
National Bank £3 note.

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National Bank of Ireland 3 Pounds 1913

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Posted: 29 May 2016 00:15
by Mac
An older Provincial Bank £3 note.

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Provincial Bank of Ireland Three Pounds 1894

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Posted: 10 Aug 2016 20:39
by Mac
An older National Bank Three Pound Note.
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National Bank of Ireland £3 Three Pounds 1891.

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Posted: 14 Aug 2016 16:37
by Mac
This is the earliest Bank of Ireland £3 note that I have come across.
The scarcest Bank of Ireland notes tend to be from this era, when the bank was starting to add branch names to its notes. This banknote lists Carlow and Kilkenny as branch offices.
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Bank of Ireland Three Pounds 1846.

Re: Issued Three Pound Notes

Posted: 23 Jun 2018 11:01
by DOC
It appears that the Provincial Bank of Ireland may have adopted the £3 denomination before the Bank of Ireland. A £3 Provincial Bank proof is known with the date 1826.

Re: Issued Three Pound Notes

Posted: 04 Jul 2018 00:49
by ThePloughman
There is supposed to be a very early Ulster Bank 3 Pounder also, 1840s I think.
Mac wrote:An older National Bank Three Pound Note.
@Mac. Something wrong here, the picture is gone!

Re: Issued Three Pound Notes

Posted: 05 Jul 2018 18:37
by Mac
@Ploughman
Thanks for that, well spotted. I was moving some of the furniture around and changed the pic urls! :oops: Fixed now.

Re: Issued Three Pound Notes

Posted: 26 Mar 2019 22:44
by DOC
ThePloughman wrote: 04 Jul 2018 00:49 There is supposed to be a very early Ulster Bank 3 Pounder also, 1840s I think.

Yes, here is an example of an issued £3 Ulster Bank note cut in half. The note is signed by John Raphael and dated 5th November 1845. These notes are extremely rare.

Re: Issued Three Pound Notes

Posted: 27 Mar 2019 15:39
by Mac
I'd like to have the other half of this one!

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Posted: 06 Jul 2019 11:32
by DOC
Here is an example of a £3 note issued by The Hibernian Joint Stock Bank in 1829. The promise to pay the bearer on demand after 6 months is unusual :o

Re: Issued Three Pound Notes

Posted: 08 Jul 2019 20:49
by Mac
DOC wrote: 06 Jul 2019 11:32The promise to pay the bearer on demand after 6 months is unusual
A post bill that looks like a banknote. Maybe the Hibernian bankers thought that Bank of Ireland would let them get away with issuing them!

Re: Issued Three Pound Notes

Posted: 13 Jul 2019 21:26
by DOC
The Hibernian Bank made an earlier attempt to circumvent the Bank of Ireland’s monopoly for note issue within 50 miles of Dublin. In 1826, it issued tokens without a promissory statement. Issued examples of £1 and 30 Shillings tokens are known but to date the £3 token is only known in proof form (attached). The Bank of Ireland also objected to this issue and The Hibernian Bank was forced to withdraw it :!:

Re: Issued Three Pound Notes

Posted: 17 Aug 2019 16:36
by DOC
The Belfast-based Joint Stock Banks were never enthusiastic issuers of £3 notes. No examples of £3 notes are known for the Northern Banking Company in either specimen or issued form. However, it is possible that £3 notes were issued given that the Bank issued £4 notes.

No issued examples of £3 notes are known for the Belfast Banking Company although it appears that £3 notes were prepared as part of the Original Issue (1827-1850). Evidence for this is provided by a £3 proof printed in the early 1920’s using printing plates from the Original issue.

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Posted: 17 Aug 2019 22:08
by Mac
It appears that only the larger banks with an all-Ireland branch network issued the £3 denomination over a prolonged time period.
From research into quantities issued, the denomination was a lesser-used one, similar in circulation to £10 and £20 notes.

Re: Issued Three Pound Notes

Posted: 29 Sep 2019 11:59
by DOC
The Agricultural & Commercial Bank of Ireland was a short lived Joint Stock Bank that issued notes from 1835-1840. Three pound notes were issued but are extremely rare. A proof £3 note is known from the First Issue (ca.1835) without branch name. An example issued by the Waterford Branch in 1838 has also been recorded. This is part of the Bank’s Third Issue.

No £3 notes from the other two short lived Joint Stock Banks from this era, The Provident Bank of Ireland and The Southern Bank of Ireland, have been seen.

Re: Issued Three Pound Notes

Posted: 29 Sep 2019 12:30
by Mac
That Waterford note is the only example I have seen of an Agricultural & Commercial Bank £3 note.
It is quite a decent grade note too.
DOC wrote: 29 Sep 2019 11:59No £3 notes from the other two short lived Joint Stock Banks from this era, The Provident Bank of Ireland and The Southern Bank of Ireland, have been seen.
I have only ever seen £1 notes from these two banks.

Re: Issued Three Pound Notes

Posted: 20 Oct 2019 11:47
by DOC
The Private Banks appear to have adopted the £3 denomination before the Bank of Ireland. This example from 1808 is the earliest one that I have seen although it is likely that earlier examples exist.

Re: Issued Three Pound Notes

Posted: 22 Feb 2020 10:29
by DOC
Here is a £3 Provincial Bank proof note for the Clonmel Branch from the late 1820’s. Issued examples that are cut-cancelled and rejoined are also known.

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Posted: 17 Mar 2020 13:24
by DOC
Here is an early National Bank of Ireland, Moate Branch, specimen note for £3. This type is thought to date from 1836-1843 (PMI). A distinctive feature is that all sides of the note are framed by a ‘Shamrock Border’. No issued examples are known.