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Series C SPECIMEN Notes

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I am interested in Irish SPECIMEN notes, and find them _so_ hard to come by (for obvious reasons).

Have any of you seen them (Series C only)?


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Examples of C Series specimens are not often seen. Here is a nice example of a £100 Parnell Specimen.
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That very note is actually in my collection. :)

I'm looking to get the 5, 10, 20.

I will find them, some day.
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The Currency Commission and Central Bank rarely gave out Specimen notes.

The only Specimens of C Series notes on the market would be those which were presented to individuals, the designers for example.
Most specimens were on indefinite loan, or ‘safekeeping’ to (generally) banks.

C Series Specimens were printed in the hundreds.
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That £100 Specimen is a nice one to own. Interesting to hear the background to the availability of these notes. It appears that not many would be available to collectors.
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Thanks guys.

Mac, I'd love to know how you find this information out, the Central Bank had literally no desire to talk to me about it...
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Above is the corresponding £50 note, which also resides in my collection.
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Here is an example of a £20 Specimen from this Series with a different signature combination.
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DOC, do you happen to know who has this note, or where you sourced this image from?
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Sorry, I can't be of much help to you on this one. The image was obtained from the net several years ago. As far as I can recall, the note was not for sale but posted for information purposes.
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Just thought I'd upload some imagery for you guys.

Thanks!
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Nice examples, Series C specimen notes are very difficult to obtain. Here are some old scans of the £10 note.
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For the sake of Completion!
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