Catalog
20 Dollars
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Australia |
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| Year | 1994-2013 |
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| Value | 20 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a portrait vignette of Mary Reibey (1777–1855) set against a red and orange guilloche underprint, accompanied by an intaglio rendering of the schooner Mercury — built in Sydney in 1805–06 — and a vignette of the George Street, Sydney building she owned. The polymer substrate incorporates a clear window as an integral security element. Inscriptions include the denomination TWENTY DOLLARS and the legal tender clause THIS AUSTRALIAN NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER THROUGHOUT AUSTRALIA AND ITS TERRITORIES. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a portrait vignette of Reverend John Flynn (1880–1951), founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, set within a warm red and orange guilloche field, alongside an intaglio representation of the Air Ambulance Victory and a pedal-powered wireless generator developed by Alfred Traeger. Additional design elements include a medical diagram captioned Where Does It Hurt? and a vignette of Flynn as a camel-mounted boundary rider. The denomination and country name are lettered in intaglio. |
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| Protection description | Clear transparent window integrated into the polymer substrate as an inherent security feature; optically variable device (OVD) incorporated within or adjacent to the window area. |
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