Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes

Ireland: Pre-1921 issues, Ballykinlar Internment Camp, One Pound, on light card, denomination and camp details on front and details of printers on back. Good very fine, scarce (£350-400)

During the Irish war of independence the British military commenced the internment of known Irish nationalists at Ballykinlar, co. Down. At its peak the internment camp was home to about 5,000 internees who used a variety of tokens and cards as currency; the one pound, printed by O’Loughlin, Murphy & Boland Ltd, Upper Dorset street, Dublin, was the highest denomination issued