Australian 10 shilling note
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| Ten shillings (Australia) | |
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| Value: | ½ Australian pound |
| Width: | 137 mm |
| Height: | 76 mm |
| Security Features: | Watermark |
| Paper Type: | Cotton |
| Years of Printing: | 1913-1966 |
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| Design: | Matthew Flinders |
| Designer: | ? |
| Design Date: | 1953 |
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| Design: | Reserve bank building. |
| Designer: | ? |
| Design Date: | 1953 |
The 10/- banknote was first issued in 1913 as a blue banknote payable in gold. It was equal to a half sovereign gold coin. The sizes varied but the design was the same for the following issues: 1913-1914 issue was 194×83mm, 1915-1923 197×88 mm, 1923-1933 180×78mm. This issue was payable in gold but subsequent issues were legal tender.
Last banknote issue had a print of 557,548,000 banknotes.
[edit] References
- (2000) in Ian W. Pitt: Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values, 19th ed., Chippendale, N.S.W.: Renniks Publications. ISBN 0-9585574-4-6.
| Preceded by Ten shilling note (British) |
Ten Shillings (Australian) 1910–1965 |
Succeeded by One Dollar Note (Australian) |
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