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Auction: 19023 - World Banknotes
Lot: 36

Commonwealth of Australia, a presentation book in grey cloth with brown leather title at top centre 'AUSTRALIAN NOTES 1966', published by the Reserve Bank, and comprising text describing the story of the decimal currency to be introduced in 1966 together with a narrative of the history, design, production and distribution of the issue. There are two undated (1966) specimen examples of each denomination mounted in brown card in such a fashion as to display both the obverse and reverse of the notes: $1, AAA 000000, orange, Elizabeth II at right, arms at centre, reverse, aboriginal painting, $2, FAA 000000, green, John Macarthur at right, sheep at centre, reverse, William Farrer at left, wheat at right, $5, NAA 000000, purple and orange, Sir Joseph Banks at right, flora at centre, reverse, Caroline Chisholm at left, children and women at centre, $10, SAA 000000, blue, Francis Greenway at right, architectural work at centre, reverse, Henry Lawson at left, manuscripts at centre, $20, XAA 000000, orange, Kingsford Smith at right, pendulum tracings at centre, reverse, Lawrence Hargrave at left, kites at centre,
a lovely presentation volume, extremely rare and desirable (10)

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Estimate
£20,000 to £30,000