Catalog
1 Pound
| Issuer | Commonwealth Bank of Australia |
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| Year | 1936 |
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| Value | 1 Pound |
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| Reverse description | Reverse of this trial note, printed on cotton paper with guilloche patterning and border ornamentation consistent with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1930s pound series design. |
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| Protection description | Watermarked security paper used by the Commonwealth Bank Note Printing Branch. |
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The Commonwealth Bank's Note Printing Branch at Fitzroy in Melbourne had been producing Australian notes since 1920, taking over from the Treasury Note issue and establishing domestic production as a matter of deliberate policy. By the mid-1930s the operation was well-established, and this series reflects that maturity — the printing quality is consistent and the paper stable, though notes from this period frequently show corner folds from heavy till use, as the one-pound denomination was the workhorse of everyday retail transactions.
Pick 24c sits within a long-running type; distinguishing the signature varieties requires attention to the specific Governor and Secretary combinations authorised under the Commonwealth Bank Act amendments of the period.