Northern Ireland £1 coins

trina2010

i lived and worked in northern ireland right up until i relocated to scotland 3-4 years ago, no one would even notice the difference in pound coins, i certainly didnt.
Took me a while to get used to dealing with scottish notes after i moved over here, having only majority seen northern irish and english notes beforehand. Notes are a different matter to coins, i know nowhere should turn down northern irish or scottish notes but some english are funny about it (im not saying all of them but i find it a bit funny that they expect bank of england notes to be taken everywhere but wont take scottish/northern irish)

that turned into a little rant, but hey, all this 'ill take this type of sterling but not this type' is a load of rubbish

have a good day now

Obi167

Brilliant, im gonna start writing me some cheques!

Jodun

Try spending Scottiish notes in England, it can be quite tricky! Or in international airports where they accept Euros and Sterling, although it must say 'English notes only' somewhere in the small print! :mad:

moonrakerz

Pollycat wrote: »

Hi
short & sweet:
Can shops and other businesses refuse to take Northern Ireland £1 coins in payment for goods?

thanks

Strictly speaking - yes. They can accept or refuse whatever they wish.
The phrase "legal tender" has no meaning when it comes to normal commercial transactions.

See:
http://www.royalmint.com/corporate/policies/legal_tender_guidelines.aspx

Even what is set down here is not very helpful. Coinage is legal tender anywhere in the UK. There are no notes that are legal tender in Scotland or Northern Ireland !

steveymp

Pollycat wrote: »

Hi
short & sweet:
Can shops and other businesses refuse to take Northern Ireland £1 coins in payment for goods?

thanks

They are as much legal tender as an English, Scottish or Welsh pound coin surely

Having said that try spending a Northern Ireland note in England and they will look at you as if you have 2 heads:rotfl:But they are still legal tender

dzug1

steveymp wrote: »

They are as much legal tender as an English, Scottish or Welsh pound coin surely

Having said that try spending a Northern Ireland note in England and they will look at you as if you have 2 heads:rotfl:But they are still legal tender

Well actually NI and Scottish notes are NOT legal tender - even in Scotland and NI. Acceptable currency, yes, but not legal tender

Pollycat

How can something so simple be so damn complicated?

Actually, I think moonrakerz has found the answer for me in his link.

Northern Ireland is part of the UK:
The United Kingdom is made up of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
So NI £1 coins are legal tender in England (& Wales & Scoltand).

COINS:

Coins are legal tender throughout the United Kingdom for the following amount:
£5 (Crown) - for any amount
£2 - for any amount
£1 - for any amount
50p - for any amount not exceeding £10
25p (Crown) - for any amount not exceeding £10
20p - for any amount not exceeding £10
10p - for any amount not exceeding £5
5p - for any amount not exceeding £5
2p - for any amount not exceeding 20p
1p - for any amount not exceeding 20p

Anybody disagree? :think:

Biggles

There are no NI £1 coins. Nor Scottish or Welsh.

There are just UK £1 coins, where, for decades, the design on the reverse has been alternated between various designs.

They all come from the same place. That is why, for example, all 2005 coins have a Welsh design, and all 2006 coins have an Irish design etc etc.

Ballymackeonan

There may be some confusion in the shop between N Ireland coins, which are minted the same as all other UK £1 coins and are legal tender, and the "currency notes" issued by N Irish - and Scottish - banks. While they still have the same value, the mainland banks have to process them differently from Bank of England notes - possibly charge extra for doing it? But I can't see the bank searching through a bag of £1 coins for the regional variations!

Here in N Ireland, it's easier - if it's a nnote (Scottish, N Irish, Bank of England) - we take it!

mightymole

alot of shops in england have notices stating that they don't accept scottish notes due to forgeries