Catalog
2 Dollars
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Australia |
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| Year | 1974-1985 |
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| Value | 2 Dollars |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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| Variants | P#43a - signatures: Phillips & Wheeler P#43b1 - signatures: Knight & Wheeler serial # font rather straight an simple P#43b2 - signatures: Knight & Wheeler security thread in center serial # font OCR P#43b3 - signatures: Knight & Wheeler security thread on side serial # font OCR P#43c - signatures: Knight & Stone P#43d - signatures: Johnston & Stone P#43e - signatures: Johnston & Fraser |
| Comments |
Gordon Andrews was a Sydney-based graphic designer with no prior banknote experience when the Reserve Bank commissioned him to redesign Australia's entire decimal currency series in the 1960s — an unusual choice that produced an unusually coherent set. The 2 Dollar note was part of that original decimal family, though this particular issue spans the signature combinations of multiple Governor and Deputy Governor pairings across more than a decade of production.
The Knight & Wheeler variants show two distinct serial number typefaces — one comparatively upright and plain, the other OCR-style — as well as a shift in security thread placement from center to side. These are among the more granular distinctions collectors track within P#43.