Catalog
5 Dollars Commonwealth of Australia
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Australia |
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| Year | 1967-1972 |
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| Size | 160 × 80 mm |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Sir Joseph Banks in intaglio at right, facing left, set against a central vignette of botanical plant specimens rendered in fine engraving on a purple guilloche underprint. The denomination numeral '5' appears in large letterpress at upper left, with 'FIVE DOLLARS' in vertical orientation along the left margin. Two facsimile signatures of the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Secretary to the Treasury appear below the central vignette. |
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| Reverse description | Portrait of Caroline Chisholm at left in intaglio, facing right, set against a central composite vignette of harbour buildings and a group of immigrant family faces rendered in fine engraving on a pink and purple guilloche underprint. A tall ship under full sail appears as a vignette at upper right, with the denomination numeral '5' in large letterpress at lower right. |
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| Variants | P#39a - signatures: Coombs & Randall P#39b - signatures: Phillips & Randall P#39c - signatures: Phillips & Wheeler |
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