Catalog
10 Pounds
| Issuer | Commonwealth Bank of Australia |
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| Year | 1925-1933 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Orange-brown note with a central promise text in copperplate script reading 'The Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia promises to pay the Bearer Ten Pounds in gold coin on Demand at the Head Office of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia', framed by elaborate guilloche borders and corner ornaments. A right-facing portrait of King George V occupies the right portion, while a vignette of a tall ship under sail appears to the left. The title 'THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA' is printed in bold letterpress across the top, with 'AUSTRALIAN NOTE' in a smaller panel beneath. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in red-brown on a pale underprint and centres on a large intaglio vignette of a rural harvest scene, with horse-drawn wagons laden with bales of wheat or wool moving across a pastoral landscape. The central vignette is enclosed within a broad arched guilloche frame, with the denomination numeral '10' repeated in all four corners and 'TEN POUNDS' inscribed on both the left and right panels. Intricate floral rosette ornaments decorate each corner and the top border. |
| Reverse lettering | 10 TEN POUNDS 10 TEN POUNDS 10 10 |
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