Catalog
1 Pound
| Issuer | Commonwealth Bank of Australia |
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| Year | 1923-1932 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Signature(s) | 1923 - James R. Collins and James Collins 1926 - James R. Collins and Ernest C. Riddle 1932 - Harry J. Sheehan and Ernest C. Riddle |
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| Protection description | Commonwealth Bank of Australia emblem watermark, visible when the note is held to light. |
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| Comments |
The Commonwealth Bank assumed note-issuing authority from the private trading banks in 1910, but it took years for the transition to fully consolidate. This series, printed in-house at the Bank's own Melbourne facility, reflects an institution still finding its feet as a central bank — the Note Printing Branch had only been established a few years prior, and early output quality was uneven enough that certain dates show measurable variation in ink density and registration across sheets.
Three distinct signature combinations span the nine-year run, tracking personnel changes through the governorship transition from Collins to Riddle. The 1923 pairing of James R. Collins and James Collins — two men sharing a surname but not a family relationship — has generated persistent cataloging confusion ever since.