Additions and changes to the main website will go here.Irishpapermoney.com was originally created in the long ago era of 800x600 monitors, and the
56k Modem being the fastest connection domestically available. Those of us who remember the bad old days of the web when your over-priced dial up would drop its connection when your upload/download was at 98% (necessitating reconnection and starting again) well appreciate the current joys of even a slow broadband connection. The web site was optimised for these modems. In the current era of faster connections, irishpapermoney.com deserves an upgrade to take advantage of this increased speed. Page sizes will also be increased.
The website is modular in its construction, allowing for sections to be added and removed without disrupting the smooth functioning of the rest of the site. Thus, irishpapermoney.com is about to undergo a service Life Extension upgrade to add new content and modernise the overall structure, bringing the site to Version 2.0.0 overall. The appearance of irishpapermoney.com will not be significantly affected, though it will be slightly slower to load after the addition of all the new stuff—the slowdown will hopefully only be noticeable to those of us with 56k dial ups.
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lists AT irishpapermoney DOT comChange PhasesPhase One: 100% complete as of 19.09.15
Main structural revamp. All pages will be increased in size from 580px wide to 960px wide.
One layer will be removed, with text content merged with pictorial content and links on introduction pages. Back end changes to support this. New sections will be added to the Old Notes area.
Navigation system will be adjusted to suit new structure. Many new images will be added and existing images will be upgraded from .gif to .jpg. Lightweight .gif were used to speed up loading on 38k and 64k modems. Even slow smartphones are faster than these were, so gif images are essentially obsolete in this usage.
Phase One initial will go live, with various pages being upgraded on a peicemeal basis as they are ready. These upgraded sections will be listed here as they are uploaded.
Phase One final will go live with the bulk of pages being changed in one upgrade.
New sections will be added to the Old Notes section in this upgrade, adding the remaining banks.
Phase Two: 100% complete as of 26.02.16
Main back end structural revamp. Mostly links being added, and an upgrade of the main links page to make it more relevant.
• Addition of google search boxes — completed 02.09.15.
• Addition of a broad range of Irish notes for sale — cancelled.
Mail order implemented instead. 100% complete.
• Completion of Main Links page upgrade — completed 26.02.16.
Phase Three: 57% complete
Addition of extra images to existing web site structure.
3A — 100% complete• Addition of B Series banknotes View By Date section — 100% — completed 30.04.16.
• Addition of C Series banknotes View By Date section — 100% — completed 02.05.16.
3B — 14% complete• Addition of a large number of new images, mostly to the Old Notes section, and a restructuring of this section. Images scavenged from the web over the years. Many of these were simply not available 5 years ago, when work was last done on the old Notes section.
Phase Three B will happen gradually.
Phase Three tasks in progress OLD NOTES
—Bank of Ireland sections on 1783-1918 notes upgrade.
Start: 26.03.18. 1% complete.
—Belfast Banking Company sections on 1824-1920 notes upgrade.
Start: 26.03.18. 1% complete.
—National Bank sections on 1835-1918 notes upgrade.
Start: 26.03.18. 1% complete.
—Northern Bank sections on 1824-1920 notes upgrade.
Start: 26.03.18. 1% complete.
—Provincial Bank of Ireland sections on 1824-1918 notes upgrade.
Start: 26.03.18. 1% complete.
—Ulster Bank sections on 1835-1918 notes upgrade.
Start: 26.03.18. 1% complete.
NORTHERN IRELAND NOTES
—No tasks underway.
Phase Three tasks completed OLD NOTES
—Bank of Ireland sections on 1918-1921 notes upgrade.
Start: 18.12.16. 100% completed 28.04.17.
—Bank of Ireland sections on 1922-1928 notes upgrade.
Start: 18.12.16. 100% completed 05.08.17.
—Provincial Bank of Ireland section upgraded.
Start: 01.07.17. 100% — completed 31.08.17.
—Agricultural and Commercial Bank of Ireland section upgrade.
Start: 01.07.17. 100% completed 03.09.17.
—National Bank sections on 1918-1927 notes upgrade.
Start: 01.07.17. 100% completed 04.10.17.
—Ulster Bank section 1920-1928 notes upgrade.
Start: 01.08.17. 100% completed 01.11.17.
—Northern Bank section 1921-1928 notes upgrade.
Start: 01.08.17. 100% completed 01.11.17.
NORTHERN IRELAND NOTES
—Bank of Ireland Northern Ireland 1929-1958 notes upgrade.
Start: 01.08.17. 100% — completed 31.08.17.
—National Bank sections on 1929-1964 currently being upgraded.
Start: 01.10.17. 100% completed 14.11.17.
Phase Four: 1% complete
Addition of new sections on the Private banks, generally pre-1835.
Phase four will start with a basic Introductory section, onto which will be added sections with notes from various banks.
The section on Private banks was started about 9 years ago, and paused shortly thereafter.
—Layout started.
Start: 01.08.17.
Additional New content: constantly underway
Addition of new sections to the website—these sections will also undergo expansion subsequent to their introduction.
1. Grading Guide
2. Design Variations
Changes summaryPhase One upgrade27.03.15 •
Ploughman proof pictures added.
09.04.15 •
Main Navigation page upgraded.
12.04.15 •
Historical introduction and
Old Notes introduction upgraded.
15.04.15 •
Ancillary Issues upgraded. This section covers Limerick Soviet Notes and Ballykinlar Tokens.
10.05.15 • Upgraded the
Contact Pages, and the
About Ireland page.
22.06.15 •
Euro Page updated.
01.07.15 •
Northern Ireland Page updated.
28.07.15 • New pages added to the
Old Notes section. This completes the first half of Phase Three for this section.
02.09.15 • google search boxes added to all primary web site pages.
19.09.15 • Upgraded the
offsitelinks page.
Phase One upgrade completedPhase Two upgrade 06.11.15 • Added a page to the History section with
A brief history of the Irish joint Stock banks of note issue.
26.02.16 •
Main External Links page upgrade completed. The links page is now a summary of all external links used throughout the entire website, as well as a list of external resources.
Phase Two upgrade completed Phase Three upgrade underway 22.03.16 •
B Series view by date and
C Series view by date sections added.
19.12.16 • Added several new images to the
Bank of Ireland Old Notes section, Series F and Series G (1918–1921) completing the section by known notes.
05.08.17 • The section on
Bank of Ireland notes Series H 1922-1928 has been completely revised, with the addition of a new introductory page, a gallery of every banknote by date, and lots of new images.
31.08.17 • The section on
Provincial Bank of Ireland notes Series C 1918, Series D 1919, Series E 1920-1927 has been completely revised, with the addition of new introductory pages and a gallery of every banknote by date. Lots of new images have been added, with a near complete date set available to view.
31.08.17 • The Northern Ireland section on
The Bank of Ireland Series I (1929-1958) First Northern Ireland Issue has been upgraded with the addition of a new introductory section, and pictures of all the note issues, including a section displaying an example of every date of issue of each denomination.
03.09.17 • The
Agricultural and Commercial Bank of Ireland section has been upgraded with the addition of many new examples of the bank’s notes. Also added is a new section on
Agricultural and Commercial Bank of Ireland Branches 1835-1839, with an image of a banknote from every branch of the bank, where available.
04.10.17 • The section on
National Bank notes Series C 1918, and
Series D 1921 has been completely revised, with the addition of new introductory pages and two galleries containing an image of every banknote by date. Lots of new images have been added, with a few of the dates still to be added.
01.11.17 • Added enhancements to the
Northern Bank 1920-1927 with the addition of many new images, plus the addition of a new listing of the dates of issue for the banks in this period
Northern Bank 1921-1927 Dates, and a section on
Northern Bank overprints 1920-1921.
01.11.17 • Added enhancements to the Old Notes section with enhancements to the
Ulster Bank 1920-1927 with the addition of new images, plus the addition of a new listing the dates of issue for the banks in this period
Ulster Bank 1921-1928 Dates. Also added images of the 1929 overprints on £1 notes dated in 1927.
Additional New content: constantly underway
Addition of new sections to the website—these sections will also undergo expansion subsequent to their introduction.
18.08.15 • Added a
guide to grading Irish notes, suitably illustrated with some 10 Shilling notes.
25.07.16 • Added a
Variations in Irish Banknotes includes a section on the
Mulberry Variety, and on the
01X and 02X prefix £1 notes, dated 11.3.63.
28.04.17 • Added new introduction section to Bank of Ireland Old notes
Series F and Series G (1918-1920). This is the first of the new expansion of the Old Notes section on pre-1929 all-Ireland issues of the Irish banks. Also added a section illustrating an example of
every known date of One Pound notes of these two series.