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5 Pounds Commonwealth Bank
| Issuer | Commonwealth Bank of Australia |
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| Year | 1954-1959 |
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| Reference(s) | P#31 |
| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of Sir John Franklin in uniform occupies the right field, set within a fine guilloche border panel. The Royal Australian Arms vignette appears at upper left, with the denomination numeral £5 in each upper corner and a legal tender inscription in the left field. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA runs in large letterpress across the top, with FIVE POUNDS in bold across the centre. |
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| Reverse description | A symmetrical intaglio vignette in blue spans the full width of the note, centred on a boomerang motif backed by a shield and surrounded by pastoral and agricultural imagery including a bull, rams, sheep, and a cow amid sheaves of wheat, fruit, and foliage. The denomination £5 appears in each corner, with COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA lettered along the lower margin. |
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| Signature(s) | H.C. Coombs and Roland Wilson |
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