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Currency Exchange Rate in 1799: Ireland
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| Coin | Equivalent | £ | Shillings | Pence |
| Farthing | - | - | - | 3/15 |
| Halfpenny | 2 Farthings | 0 | 0 | 6/15 |
| Penny (Note 1) | 2 Halfpence | 0 | 0 | 12/15 |
| Half Shilling | 6 1/2 Pence | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Irish Shilling (Note 1) | 12 Pence | 0 | 0 | 11 3/40 |
| Shilling | 13 Pence | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Crown | 65 Pence | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Irish Pound (Note 1) | 20 Shillings | 0 | 18 | 5 1/2 |
| Guinea | 22 1/4 Shillings | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Notes:
1. Imaginary money use in accounting, signifying a fictitious piece which did not exist, but was used to represent other pieces.
Source:
Guthrie, William. A New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar and Present State of the several Kingdoms of the World. Montrose, 1799. P. 1033
Placed on the Napoleon Series: July 2004
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