5 Pounds

Issuer	Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Year	1939-1952
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Printer	Commonwealth Bank of Australia
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Reverse description	A square intaglio vignette at left portrays a group of longshoremen loading or unloading barrels and bales, captioned COMMERCE below the scene. To the right, the denomination £5 and the word FIVE appear within an elaborate guilloche underprint composed of interlocking geometric and basket-weave patterns. The overall design is executed in a deep blue ink with ornate lathe-work borders framing the entire reverse.
Reverse lettering	COMMERCE FIVE
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Protection description	a pattern or portrait visible when held to light, embedded in the cotton paper substrate.
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