More than €1.2 million in old Irish punts were exchanged over the past two years as people continue discovering stashes of old notes and coins decades after the euro changeover.
The Central Bank said tightened checks are in place for the exchange of amounts worth more than IR£750.
It said this was to ensure source of funds and proof of ownership as some people continue to swap out tens of thousands of euro worth of old banknotes.
During 2024 and 2025, one person swapped over a cool £36,866 in punts, which was worth the equivalent of €46,810.
Another person exchanged £30,360 while four others sought to trade in more than £20,000 worth of old notes, according to figures released under FOI.
In total, there were fourteen transactions worth in excess of £10,000, each of which resulted in a euro payout of at least €12,700.
The Central Bank figures also showed that the volume of punt exchanges actually rose in 2025, rather than falling as might be expected.
For 2025, there were around €665,000 worth of transactions compared to €572,000 in 2024, an increase of around 16 percent.
It wasn’t just banknotes either that got swapped over by the Central Bank.
Of the exchanges last year, €554,950 was in old banknotes while €110,397 was made up of coins.
For 2024, the proportion was even higher with €142,834 worth of coins swapped and €429,421 worth of banknotes.