Catalog
6 Aussies - Short-Beaked Echidna
| Issuer | Australia |
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| Year | 2025 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a scenic vignette of Uluru (Ayers Rock), the iconic sandstone monolith of Central Australia, rendered against a warm ochre and red-toned background evoking the arid outback landscape. Aboriginal art motifs are incorporated into the design, alongside a stylized sea turtle vignette. The denomination '6' and the inscription 'SIX AUSSIES' are repeated, with a disclaimer text spanning the lower portion of the note. |
| Reverse lettering | ULURU / AYERS ROCK 6 SIX AUSSIES THIS NOTE IS NOT LEGAL TENDER, BUT A UNIQUE COLLECTOR`S ITEM AND A TRIBUTE TO THE DIVERSE FAUNA OF AUSTRALIA. |
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The short-beaked echidna has appeared on Australian currency for decades — most famously on the 5-cent coin — but its elevation to the five-dollar note is part of a broader redesign program that removed the Queen's portrait from the series following the transition to a republic-ready coinage and note framework. Australia's five-dollar note had carried Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse since decimal introduction in 1966; her death in September 2022 accelerated decisions that were already in motion.
Polymer had been the standard for Australian notes since 1988, making this paper-composition issue a deliberate anomaly worth noting in any catalog record.