Catalog
1 Dollar
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Australia |
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| Year | 1974-1983 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in the Order of the Garter mantle at right, with the Royal Australian Coat of Arms at centre. The denomination ONE DOLLAR appears in the upper and lower margins, with the legal tender inscription running along the lower portion of the note. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette reproducing elements of David Malangi's bark painting 'Cérémonie funéraire' (created for the figure Gurrmirringu), rendered in warm ochre and earth tones characteristic of Arnhem Land Aboriginal art, with stylised ancestral figures and ceremonial motifs drawn from the works of Malangi and other Aboriginal artists. |
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Australia's paper $1 note was replaced by a coin in 1984, making this series the last of its denomination in note form. The Phillips & Wheeler signature combination dates to the earliest issues; by the time Johnston & Stone signed, the note was already in its final years of production. The DBP-prefix test notes — distinguishing thick from thin paper stock by serial number threshold — represent a documented internal trial that collectors have since turned into a minor subspecialty. Security thread placement also varied across the run, with center versus side positioning creating additional catalogued varieties within what looks at first like a uniform series.