5 Pounds

Issuer	Western Australian Bank
Year	ND (1910)
Type	Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description	Dark green intaglio-printed note with an ornate guilloche border. Central vignette shows a black swan on water flanked by floral scrollwork, with the numeral 5 in octagonal panels at left and right. Lower field carries the promise-to-pay text in letterpress, with PERTH in a solid panel at foot and SPECIMEN overprint in red.
Obverse lettering	WESTERN AUSTRALIAN BANK ESTABLISHED 1841 On Demand I Promise to pay the Bearer FIVE POUNDS Sterling at PERTH For The Western Australian Bank ENTERED Accountant Manager PERTH SPECIMEN
Reverse description	Printed in orange-brown on a pale ground, the reverse centres on a large oval guilloche medallion bearing FIVE POUNDS in a horizontal band, with the numeral 5 in circular panels at each side. The inscription WESTERN AUSTRALIAN BANK arcs around the oval within an elaborate lathe-work surround.
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