The bond was purchased 20 years ago.
A lucky prize bond holder in Offaly is half a million euro richer today.
The bond, which was originally purchased in 2006, is the winner of Ireland's State Savings monthly star prize.
The winning number is GV689083, and is one of 8,720 winners in this week's bond draw worth €1.2m in total.
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