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 | |
| Design: | John Macarthur and Merino sheep |
| Designer: | ? |
| Design Date: | ?, 1965 |
| 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.
[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 One pound note (Australian) |
Two Dollars (Australian) 1966–1988 |
Succeeded by Two dollar coin (Australian) |
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