Australian 2 dollar note

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Two Dollars (Australia)
Value: 2 Australian dollars
Width: 152 mm
Height: 76 mm
Security Features: metallic security thread, Watermark
Paper Type: Cotton fibre
Years of Printing: 1966-1988
Obverse
Obverse
Design: John Macarthur and Merino sheep
Designer: ?
Design Date: ?, 1965
Reverse
Reverse
Design: William Farrer and Wheat
Designer: ?
Design Date: ?, 1965

The Australian two dollar note was introduced in 1966 to replace the £1 note due to decimalisation.

[edit] Security Features

The paper design included a watermark in the white field of Captain James Cook, the watermark was also used in the last issue of pound banknotes. A metallic strip, first near the centre of the note, then from 1976 moved to the left side on the obverse of the note.


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Preceded by
One pound note (Australian)
Two Dollars (Australian)
1966–1988
Succeeded by
Two dollar coin (Australian)