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Irish pound
A history told through its predecessors and the currencies that followed.
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PredecessorAD 274–AD 375
Roman as–denarius–sestertius accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessorAD 400–AD 700
Roman solidus–nomisma accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessorAD 600–1087
Frankish denier–livre reckoningQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessor1927–1928
Pound sterlingDocumentedThis currency
Irish poundDates, conversion terms and evidence 4 connections
Pound sterling Irish pound
1927–1928Documented1 GBP = 1 Irish poundThe Saorstat pound established a national currency at sterling parity under the 1927 Act, followed by the 1928 issue. National monetary separation with continuing sterling circulation; not a revival conversion from the pre-1826 Irish unit.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman solidus–nomisma accounting Frankish denier–livre reckoning
Evidence period: AD 400–AD 700QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman as–denarius–sestertius accounting Roman solidus–nomisma accounting
Evidence period: AD 274–AD 375QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Frankish denier–livre reckoning Pound sterling
Evidence period: AD 600–1087QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
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Irish poundSuccessor or branchEUR
Euro1999Documented0.787564 Irish pound = 1 EUR
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Irish poundSuccessor or branch1999
EuroDocumentedDates, conversion terms and evidence 1 connection
Irish pound Euro
1999Documented0.787564 Irish pound = 1 EURPublished IEP units per one euro. This terminal scale is not interchangeable with earlier redenomination epochs.
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