Primary Collection: Australia
Australia pick 15c: 0.5 Sovereign from 1927
ND (1927). Dark brown and brown on multicolor underprint. Portrait King George V at right, arms at left with title: GOVERNOR / COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA below lower left signature. Like number 10. Back: Goulburn Weir (Victoria) at center.
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Australia pick 16c: 1 Pound from 1927
ND (1927). Dark olive-green on multicolor underprint. Portrait King George V at right, arms at left with title: GOVERNOR / COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA below lower left signature. Without imprint. Like number 12. Back: Capt. Cook\'s landing at Botany Bay at center.
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Australia pick 25b: 10 Shillings from 1942
ND (1942). Orange on multicolor underprint. Portrait King George VI at right. Like number 21. Back: Allegorical manufacturers at center, large 10/ at left.Watermark: Captain Cook. Black.
Australia pick 26b: 1 Pound from 1942
ND (1942). Dark green on multicolor underprint. Portrait King George VI at right. Like number 22. Back: Shepherds with sheep at center.Watermark: Captain Cook. Black.
Australia pick 26d: 1 Pound from 1952
ND (1952). Dark green on multicolor underprint. Portrait King George VI at right. Like number 22. Back: Shepherds with sheep at center.Watermark: Captain Cook. Black.
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Australia pick 27b: 5 Pounds from 1941
ND (1941). Deep blue on multicolor underprint. Portrait King George VI at left. Like number 23. Back: Workers with sacks, bales and barrels at upper left.Watermark: Captain Cook. Black.
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Australia pick 27c: 5 Pounds from 1949
ND (1949). Deep blue on multicolor underprint. Portrait King George VI at left. Like number 23. Back: Workers with sacks, bales and barrels at upper left.Watermark: Captain Cook. Black.
Australia pick 29a: 10 Shillings from 1954
ND (1954-1960). Dark brown on multicolor underprint. Arms at lower left. Portrait M. Flinders at right. Signature H. C. Coombs and R. Wilson with title GOVERNOR / COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA below lower left signature. Back: Parliament in Canberra at left center.Watermark: Capt. Cook.
Australia pick 30a: 1 Pound from 1953
ND (1953-1960). Dark green on multicolor underprint. Arms at upper center, medallic portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right. Signature H. C. Coombs and R. Wilson with title GOVERNOR / COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA below lower left signature. Back: Facing medallic portrait C. Sturt and H. Hume.Watermark: Capt. Cook.
Australia pick 31a: 5 Pounds from 1954
ND (1954-1959). Blue on multicolor underprint. Arms at upper left, portrait Sir J. Franklin at right. Signature H. C. Coombs and R. Wilson with title GOVERNOR / COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA below lower left signature. Back: Sheep and agricultural products between bull and cow\'s head.Watermark: Capt. Cook.
Australia pick 35a: 5 Pounds from 1960
ND (1960-1965). Black on blue underprint. Arms at upper left, portrait of Sir John Franklin at right. Back blue. Cattle, sheep, and agricultural products across center on back.
Title: GOVERNOR/RESERVE BANK of AUSTRALIA below lower left. Watermark: Captain James Cook.
Australia pick 36a: 10 Pounds from 1960
ND (1960-1965). Black on red underprint. Arms at top center, portrait of Governor Arthur Philip at left. Symbols of science and industry on back.
Title: GOVERNOR/RESERVE BANK of AUSTRALIA below lower left. Watermark: Captain James Cook.
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Australia pick 37c: 1 Dollar from 1966
ND (1966-1972). Dark brown on orange and multicolored underprint. Arms at center, Queen Elizabeth II at right. Stylized aboriginal figures and animals on back. (1969).
With text COMMONWEALTH OF in heading. Watermark: Captain James Cook.
Australia pick 38c: 2 Dollars from 1966
ND (1966-1972). Black on green, blue, and yellow multicolored underprint. MacArthur at right, sheep at center. William Farrer at left, wheat at center on back. (1968).
With text COMMONWEALTH OF in heading. Watermark: Captain James Cook.
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Australia pick 40b: 10 Dollars from 1966
ND (1966-1972). Black on blue, orange and multicolored underprint. Francis Greenway at right, village scene at center. Henry Lawson and buildings on back. (1967).
With text COMMONWEALTH OF in heading. Watermark: Captain James Cook.
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Australia pick 40c: 10 Dollars from 1966
ND (1966-1972). Black on blue, orange and multicolored underprint. Francis Greenway at right, village scene at center. Henry Lawson and buildings on back. (1968).
With text COMMONWEALTH OF in heading. Watermark: Captain James Cook.
Australia pick 42d: 1 Dollar from 1974
ND (1974-1983). Dark brown on orange and multicolored underprint. Arms at center, Queen Elizabeth II at right. Stylized aboriginal figures and animals on back. (1983).
Without text COMMONWEALTH OF in heading. Watermark: Captain James Cook.
Australia pick 49b: 10 Dollars from 1988
Bicentennial of British Settlement. Printer: NPA.
ND. 1988. Brown and green on multicolored underprint. Captain Cook OVD at upper left, colonists across background. Cook\'s ship Supply at lower right, shoreline. Aboriginal youth, rock painting, and ceremonial Morning Star pole at center on back. Serial number prefix AB.
Australia pick 57d: 5 Dollars from 2006
(20)06. Black, red, and blue on multicolored underprint. Branch at left, Queen Elizabeth II at center right with name under portrait. Issue dates are first two digits of serial number. Back: black on lilac with darker multicolored underprint. Old and new Parliament Houses in Canberra at center. Printer: NPA.
Australia pick 58d: 10 Dollars from 2007
(20)07. Dark blue and purple on multicolored underprint. Man on horseback at left. A.B. "Banjo" Paterson at center, windmill OVD in transparent window at lower right. Dame Mary Gilmore at center right on back. Names added below portraits. Polymer plastic. Dates are indicated by the first two digits of the serial number. Printer: NPA.
Australia pick 59e: 20 Dollars from 2007
(20)07. Black and red on orange and pale green underprint. Mary Reiby at center, sailing ship at left. Compass OVD in transparent window at lower right. Biplane at left, Reverend John Flynn at center right, camel at right on back. Names added below portraits. Polymer plastic.
Dates are indicated by the first two digits of the serial number. Printer: NPA.
Australia pick 59f: 20 Dollars from 2008
(20)08. Black and red on orange and pale green underprint. Mary Reiby at center, sailing ship at left. Compass OVD in transparent window at lower right. Biplane at left, Reverend John Flynn at center right, camel at right on back. Names added below portraits. Polymer plastic.
Dates are indicated by the first two digits of the serial number. Printer: NPA.
Australia pick 60g: 50 Dollars from 2009
(20)09. Black and deep purple on yellow-brown, green, and multicolored underprint. David Unaipon at left center, name below. Mission church at Point McLeay at lower left, patent drawings at upper center. Southern Cross OVD in transparent window at lower right. Back: Edit Cowan, foster mother with children at center. W. Australia's Parliament House at upper left. Printer: NPA.
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Australia pick 61a: 100 Dollars from 2008
(20)08. Black and green on orange and multicolored underprint. Opera stage at left, Dame Nellie Melba at center, name below. Stylized peacock OVD in transparent window at lower right. Back: Sir John Monash with WWI battle scenes and insignia.
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Australia pick 62: 5 Dollars from 2016
(20)16; initial date of issue is 1st of September, 2016. Yellow, pink, violet. Queen Elizabeth II at right. Prickly Moses wattle (Acacia verticillata subsp. ovoidea) and the Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) printed on transparency. Back: the New Parliament House and the Forecourt Mosaic, which is based on a Central Desert dot-style painting by Michael Nelson Jagamara titled "Possum and Wallaby Dreaming" and a schematic plan of the New Parliament House. This was based on the Design Development Landscape Plan, which was provided by the Parliament House Construction Authority. Polymer banknote.
Australia pick 63: 10 Dollars from 2017
(20)17; first issued on the 20th of September, 2017. Blue, brown and multicolored. AB "Banjo' Paterson at right center and horseman at right. Bramble Wattle (Acacia victoriae) and the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) printed on transparency. Areas of micro text which feature excerpts from Gilmore and Paterson’s poems "No Foe Shall Gather Our Harvest" and "The Man from Snowy River". The hut on the front side of the banknote references life in the Australian bushland as described in the poetry of Dame Mary Gilmore. Back: Mary Gilmore at left center. Nib pen at top right, cockatoo and homestead in strip. The image of the horseman on the back side of the banknote is the designer's interpretation of a horseman from the era of Paterson’s writing. Printer: NPA. Polymer banknote.
Australia pick 64a: 20 Dollars from 2019
2019. Grey on reddish-pink underprint.