Australian 5 pound note

Infobox Banknote
Country = Australia
Denomination = Five Pound
Value = 5
Unit = Australian pounds
Width = 170.18 (1913-1924), 180.34 (1924 onwards)
Height = 106.68 (1913-1924), 78.74 (1924 onwards)
Security Features = Mosaic of 5's
Paper Type =
Years of Printing = 1913-1966
Obverse = First_5_pound_note_front.jpg
Obverse Design = Coat of arms
Obverse Designer =
Obverse Design Date =
Reverse = first_5_pound_note_back.jpg
Reverse Design = Hawkesbury River
Reverse Designer =
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The Australian five pound note was first issued in 1913 and featured a scene of the Hawkesbury River near Brooklyn, New South Wales.

Timeline

1913

Signatories: Collins/Allen The first five pound note was issued in 1913, with about 693,442 being printed. The reverse of the note possessed horizontal red/yellow bands.

1914-1924

Signatories: Collins/Allen (1914-1917); Cerutty/Collins (1918-1924) Following the discovery of forgeries, a mosaic of 5's was added to the reverse of the note and the horizontal red/yellow bands on the first design were replaced by a vertical phasing of purple/yellow/purple. About 10,293,018 of these notes were printed.

1924-1927

Signatories: Kell/Collins (1924-1926); Kell/Heathershaw (1927)

Designed and printed by Thomas S. Harrison, the note was made longer and narrower to improve priniting efficiency (6 notes could fit onto a sheet instead of 4) and further security features were added: a basketweave watermark was used around the borders and the denomination appears in watermarks in the center of the note. About 11,290,400 of these notes were printed.

External links

* [http://www.rba.gov.au/Museum/index_static.html Museum of Australian Currency Notes]
* [http://www.australianstamp.com/coin-web/aust/notes/5pound/5pound.htm Australian Stamp]