Irish C-sequence 100 Irish pounds, at one point was my second favorite banknote. I love everything about the subject matter, colour, design and print quality of this banknote, and the Irish banknotes are a collection of thousands of pets, so where did these come from? I always think that any collector's understanding of paper money will have a process from shallow to deep, and this process is also the driving force to support the hobby of paper money collection. Out of love for Irish banknotes, I finally came to Ireland, and when I got off the boat, I could immediately feel why Ireland is called the Emerald Isle Country, it is really a piece of emerald green, and the capital of Ireland, Dublin, is very different from the bustling capital I imagined, and a Phoenix Park, which occupies nearly half of the entire city, has all kinds of functions and facilities, and I also suddenly saw the presidential palace of Ireland, that is, this small white house on 100 pounds, Suddenly the £100 came back to mind, well, indeed, I used to love this note so much, and I still seem to love it very much.
(Walking in Phoenix Park, I recognized at a glance the Irish Presidential Palace above £100 and the huge tree next to it, and of course there were a lot of small animals in the Irish Presidential Palace, such as the dog on the banknote.) ）
Irish banknotes have a unique place in eurozone banknotes, but interestingly, the vast majority of collectors recognize that the country's banknotes began with their appreciation potential, in terms of premium rates, Ireland is deservedly the country with the highest premium rate in the eurozone, its banknotes reached a price peak in 2008, and then with the depreciation of the euro, the price of banknotes has declined, and now collectors can buy these banknotes at relatively cheap prices. I think the reason for this, take 100 pounds as an example, 100 pounds only has three crowns, AAK, BAK and KKK, of which the KKK crown is a supplementary crown, the banknote number is 6 digits, so the circulation is only 2 million at most, as a country with a population of 4 million, as a circulating banknote, such an issuance is very small (even Luxembourg, which has a population of just over 300,000, its maximum denomination of 5,000 francs has issued nearly 2 million). Perhaps because collectors of banknotes from all over the world have discovered the potential of this, Irish banknotes have soared for a period of time before and after joining the eurozone, which is unattainable by other eurozone countries (the last banknotes of most eurozone countries are still hovering around face value).
However, compared to the so-called appreciation potential of Irish banknotes, I prefer the unique and fresh design and printing of Irish banknotes, and as my collection continues to increase, I am more impressed by the uniqueness of Irish banknotes, I think a banknote, it will take a long time to know if you really like it, time may wear away my enthusiasm for most banknotes, but I want to say that the longer the time, the stronger the feeling of this set of Irish banknotes. This is a set of banknotes that can bring collectors strong sensual pleasure, in the process of their own collection, unconsciously will sketch out in their minds what they think is the most ideal banknote design style, in my mind, the Irish C version is the most ideal layout in my opinion, no border, carefully crafted, both empty and colorful. What they brought to me, without being flashy or impetuous, was a variety that was both exquisite and special. I love them, I love their wonderful feelings, I love those bright eyes, I like the finely carved lines, and I like to put them all together. Although their size is small, such a design, small and exquisite may be more suitable.
Irish banknotes are known for their unique design, but their framework is consistent with most British countries: attention to function, light detail, and few anti-counterfeiting technologies, but they were all effective at the time: for example, the early use of window security threads and improved photoremobile ink technology. On this basis, Ireland differs significantly in design from British banknotes: Irish banknotes are a firm implementer of modern paper money design theory: banknotes at that time required portraits to refer specifically to and reinforce their portraits, while Ireland not only did this, but also enlarged them infinitely, so that they looked like big-headed dolls, occupying half of the entire banknote. The layout of the front, the cancellation of the border, the dilution of the background, so that the overall effect is like a complete portrait, although the front background design is intentionally diluted, but if you look closely, these backgrounds are closely related to the front characters, and the design is elegant, soft, unique, collectors who like to observe the details will find that these background designs are exceptionally beautiful, elegant but do not grab the portrait, which is 100 pounds and 20 pounds as the best. Arguably, while Western European banknotes are known for their distinctive designs, the design of Irish banknotes is particularly endearing. This set of banknotes has a very bright color, which is impressive, although the main color of this set of banknotes is the same as most of today's banknotes, but the Irish banknotes are more vivid and shiny, and at first glance it will make people feel that these banknotes are full of vitality and vitality. For a young man, such a color is positive and healthy, more acceptable than the lifeless dark tones of most banknotes (especially high value), especially the main color of 100 pounds, bright brown, with a multi-color plain print with a background, shepherds, leaves, grass, villas and trees each color, such a beautiful color, with its quiet and elegant picture, a sense of tranquility and peace, it is pleasant.
(Portrait of Panier with AAK crown on the upper side) (Portrait of Panier with baak crown on the lower side)
The portrait carving of this set of banknotes is also very exquisite, although compared to the level of portrait carving, the impression of collectors often stays on the "big head" of this set of banknotes, in fact, although the face of this set of banknotes is smaller than other Western European countries, but because there is no border, and the portrait design "stands on the sky", so its portrait area is very large (the portrait carving area is not inferior to the West German high-value mark), large portrait carving often needs more details and dot support, otherwise it will appear very hollow. In the treatment of details, irish portrait carvings, although not as dense as Germany, are also higher than other countries. In addition, all the portrait carvings clearly highlight their eyes, which are very clear and bright, which is impressive. The £100 portrait of Panier has a large forehead, but the note is cleverly designed to cover Panier's forehead with the denomination number "100", making it appear less hollow and not reduced to a big-headed doll like other denominations. In different versions of 100 pounds, the AAK crown (and KKK complement) has heavier ink and a poorer sense of ink grain, which makes the tone of the whole banknote tend to be consistent, while the BAK crown has made some improvements in the ink, the sense of grain is stronger, and the ink engraved on the portrait is lighter, making the portrait of the whole banknote prominent, layered, and better ornamental.
The £100 is a standard "bearded old man" banknote, And Panier has a beard, and although the beard treatment of Irish banknotes is not as elaborate as German, it is layered, delicate and does not lose Its own characteristics, and is one of the few countries that can show the texture of carved portraits. My personal collection, especially prefer these engraved version of the bearded old man banknotes, I think, a portrait carving excellent, in addition to the level and play of the engraver itself, an excellent portrait selection is also very important, and the beard is the carrier of this excellent portrait, the beard can enrich the details, layering and texture of a portrait carving, so almost all countries with portrait carving tradition, in the choice of high-value banknotes, will choose a bearded (or hairy or fur) portrait, It's a challenge for carvers and, of course, a great opportunity, and Ireland is no exception.
The exquisite carving of Irish banknote portraits is inseparable from the carving of the eyes of the portraits. Including £100, all portraits of the Irish have a pair of bright and energetic eyes, which is very impressive. In order to increase the texture of the portrait, its portrait carving also adopts a variety of dotting methods, you can feel this by seeing the details of this figure, if in terms of the level of portrait carving, I think the Irish C sequence can definitely reach the second level after Germany, and it is also the best choice for collectors who love style. Of course, no matter how good the portrait carving, but also inseparable from the excellent printing technology and ink, the portrait using deep gravure printing, whether it is skin, or eyes, or beard, are full of luster, in the bright light to appreciate more will make people love, once as my second favorite banknote is also well-deserved. I personally feel that this is the most suitable set of banknotes in Western European countries for the whole set of collections, in fact, for Western European countries like Germany and Belgium, the level of high and low values is very different, if it is not a lover of the whole collection, it is enough to have the highest denomination, or at least to have a medium denomination similar to 100 mark Münster, and the water standard for low denomination is too poor. Ireland's C-series banknotes, on the other hand, are fairly average, starting at a minimum denomination of £5, with fairly good print quality and portrait carving, especially the texture of their eyes and skin, which will impress people.
In fact, for collectors who love paper money technology, this set of Irish banknotes is not worth mentioning, because this set of banknotes, even in the Western European countries at that time, is only above the average line, not the same period of Hordre's excellent technology and rich details, look at the back of this 100 pounds to know that although the Irish banknote is made very carefully, but some innate deficiencies (there is no such as the Dutch JEZ such as the old and experienced printing company), so that it can not reach that top level. Of course, this is enough if this set of Irish banknotes is unique to this day in terms of pure collection. However, for newcomers who have just started collecting eurozone banknotes, I think Irish banknotes are not suitable for this type of collector, I think, Irish banknotes need to be collected for a period of time, after a lot of paper money precipitation, the impetuous sense of collectors can understand the banknotes, if purely in terms of surprise, curiosity and extreme, Irish banknotes are not suitable.
Of course, Irish banknotes have a lot of enthusiasts, so there will be a lot of avid enthusiasts to collect their editions and crowns, and the interesting thing about this is that many collectors will say that the back of this note is lithographed after collecting 10 pound Joyce, I think it is limited to the 1999 edition, and the early ones such as the 1994 edition and the 1997 edition are double-sided intaglio, which is also reflected in the 20 pounds, as we all know, the double concave and single concave effects are completely different, so I think, if you want to pursue the real visual experience Or choose an earlier year, of course, this is limited to 10 pounds and 20 pounds, and the high value is double-concave printed regardless of which version. In addition, the different editions, its details will also have some differences, such as 100 pounds, AAK (KKK) and BAK crown is two versions, in addition to the different inks, the position of the security line, paper, etc. have slight differences, of course, the level gap is not large, any country different editions will have some differences, Ireland is no exception. So, if you're not an avid fan of the edition, it's enough to choose one, but, in terms of 10 pounds and 20 pounds, the early double recesses are better.
In addition, the crown of Irish banknotes is very interesting, which is only explained by the complement crown: in most of the countries we have contacted, the complement crown is X or Y, Z as a complement, and the Irish complement is "stacked Arhat", such as HHH, JJJ, BBB, the three letters are the same as the complement, of which, whether it is the highest value of the B sequence is 50 pounds, or the highest value of the C sequence is 100 pounds, the complement is KKK, very domineering. I believe that there will be some collectors who are not willing to be lonely, and will choose to collect the supplementary editions of these interesting Irish banknotes. These supplementary version banknotes are smaller than the circulating banknotes, and it is difficult to collect, which also adds to the fun of collectors, and having a small number of the supplementary version is my collection goal.
The complement for 5 pounds is: HHH, MMM
The complement for 10 pounds is: JJJ, NNN
The supplement of 20 pounds is: BBB, FFF, CCC, PPP
The complement for £50 is EEE
The supplement for £100 is KKK
Among eurozone banknotes, Irish banknotes are very low-key, but they can't hide their delicacy. If we sum up all the advantages of Irish banknotes, I think it would be very enjoyable to show any side of the banknote: they have a unique design, exquisite portrait carving, excellent printing quality, unique and beautiful colors, whether it is a complete collection or a single collection of arbitrariness, a relatively minimal circulation in the eurozone, and a permanent preservation of value.... I think, as the title of the article says, a collection of thousands of pets in one!