Many of the surviving notes are contemporary forgeries. Few genuine issued notes are available to collectors. One Guinea was an English gold coin with a face value of One Pound and One Shilling, its equivalent in Irish currency prior to the 1826 monetary union was One Pound, Two Shillings and Nine Pence, which is stated on banknotes of that denomination.
Banknotes payable to a single named person or the bearer. Banknote size varies by denomination. Uniface. Payable in DUBLIN. At this stage of its existence the bank operated in Dublin only. An elaborate watermark design covers most of the area of each banknote. Exact date, serial numbers, payee and signature added by hand. Known denominations are listed.
Green and red seal on left side.
Payable to I. Carr or bearer.
Handwritten serial number.
Payable to J. Lee (handwritten) or bearer.
Payee’s name now printed. New design of Hibernia crest.
Payable to Nathl. Low (printed) or bearer.
Type A. One Guinea note
Type B. One Guinea, and One Guinea and A Half notes
Type C. Five Pound, and One Pound notes
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