5 Pounds

These notes bear Special Identification Markings, colloquially refered to as 'War Codes' or 'ETO' (Emergency Tracer Overprint) codes, which consist of a coloured letter inside a circle as part of the underprint in the upper left and bottom right of the obverse. These markings were used during World War II to keep track of notes during transport from the printers in the United Kingdom in case of losses due to bombing.

Three letters appear on these notes, A (green), C (purple) and D (blue).

For similar notes see P#3A, P#3B, P#3D, P#58 and P#65.
Currency Commission Irish Free State: P#3A
Currency Commission Ireland without war code letters: P#3B
Central Bank of Ireland with promise to pay in London and war code letters: P#3D
Central Bank of Ireland with promise to pay in London, without war code letters: P#58
Central Bank of Ireland without promise to pay in London: P#65

A full list of all the dates of issue of Currency Commission Ireland War Code 5 Pound Notes can be viewed on www.irishpapermoney.com, along with an image of a note of each date. Also there is a detailed review of the design of the Irish 5 Pound notes, and detailed background to this Irish banknote series.