Provincial Bank of Ireland Limited £5 Note

These banknotes will cease to be legal currency from midnight on 30th June 2022. For more information see our Banknotes section.

Design Features

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1979 - The Armada Series

 

The Armada Series

Front

Design Features

  • Portrait of a young lady
  • Heraldic shields each representing one of the six counties of Northern Ireland
  • Background image of a statue of a boy with 2 horses
  • A Triskel design
  • Provincial Bank of Ireland Limited name and Allied Irish Banks Ltd logo


Date Printed and Signature

  • 1st January 1979 - F H Hollway
The Armada Series

Back

Design Features

  • Vignette of Dunluce Castle and wording 'Dunluce Castle'
  • A large 5 with Celtic patterns a small 5 set within a portrait cameo

1977 - The Armada Series

 

The Armada Series

Front

Design Features

  • Portrait of a young lady
  • Heraldic shields each representing one of the six counties of Northern Ireland
  • Background image of a statue of a boy with 2 horses
  • A Triskel design
  • Provincial Bank of Ireland Limited name and Allied Irish Banks Ltd logo


Date Printed and Signature

  • 1st January 1977 - J G McClay
The Armada Series

Back

Design Features

  • Vignette of Dunluce Castle and wording 'Dunluce Castle'
  • A large 5 with Celtic patterns a small 5 set within a portrait cameo

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