Catalog
| Issuer | Commercial Bank of Australia Limited |
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| Year | ND (1910) |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Blue and black intaglio note with an ornate floral guilloche border. Central vignette shows a seated allegorical female figure with a globe and sheaf, flanked by Chinese script panels on each side. The bank title in gothic lettering arches above, with a £5 cartouche at lower left and printer imprint B.W. & Co., London below centre. |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in blue, the reverse carries dense lathe-work guilloche surrounds and a central shield cartouche bearing the denomination numeral 5 and POUNDS. Oval medallions to the left and right each contain a classical female portrait bust in profile. The bank title THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED runs in a circular legend around the central device. |
| Reverse lettering | THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED 5 POUNDS FIVE 5 FIVE FIVE POUNDS |
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