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Australian ten dollar note(Second series)
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Description:
Size: 137 x 65mm
Paper type: Polymer
Main colour: Blue
The Australian 10 dollar note was issued
when the currency was changed from the Australian pound to the Australian dollar
on 14 February 1966, it replaced the 5 pound note which had the same blue
colouration. There have been three different issues of this denomination, a
paper note, a commemorative 1988 polymer note to celebrate the bicentennial
of Australian settlement (the first polymer banknote of its kind), and from 1993
a polymer note.
Since the start of issue of $10 notes, there have been eleven signature
combinations, of which the 1967 issue is the most valued. It was issued for one
year only, along with the Coombs/Wilson issue of
1966.
From 1966-1974 the main title identifying the
country was Commonwealth of Australia; there were 470,000,000 notes
issued in this period. This was subsequently changed to Australia until
the end of issue of paper currency for this denomination in 1993, with
1,265,959,091 of these notes being printed. In the 1988 polymer issue 17,500,000
banknotes were printed.
According to Reserve Bank of Australia statistics, in the end of June 2015 there were
116 million $10 notes in circulation, with a net value of $1161 million. This
was 2% of the cash value of all banknotes in circulation, and 9% of the number
of all notes in circulation.
In 2014/15 around 66 counterfeit 10 Australian dollar banknotes, with a nominal value of $660, were detected in circulation.
Security Features:
For detailed visualization of security features go to 50 Australian dollar note
- A clear window which
has a stylised windmill printed in it, along with embossing of a wave pattern (both
can be seen from either side of the banknote).
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When the note is held up
to the light, a seven pointed star within a circle is formed, by four points on
one side of the banknote, combining perfectly with three points on the other.
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When the note is held to the light also, an image of the
Australian Coat of Arms can be seen under other printing.
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Slightly raised printing, that can be felt with your fingers, is used for selected parts of the
design such as the portraits of Dame Mary Gilmore and 'Banjo' Paterson, the word 'Australia' and the numeral '10'.
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On one side of the Australian dollar note, excerpts from the poem The Man from Snowy River are microprinted in the area surrounding
'Banjo' Paterson's portrait and can be seen with the aid of a magnifying glass.
Between each stanza are the words 'TEN DOLLARS'.
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On the other side,
excerpts from the poem No Foe Shall Gather Our Harvest are microprinted
around Dame Mary Gilmore and can be seen with the aid of a magnifying glass.
Between each stanza are the words 'TEN DOLLARS'.
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Intricate multi-coloured fine-line patterns and images appear on each side.
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The serial number of each Australian 10 dollar note is printed twice in blue on the back of the
banknote. A different font is used for each serial number. The alpha prefix of
two letters is followed by two numerals representing the year of the production,
followed by a further six numerals. Under ultra-violet light, the serial numbers
fluoresce.
rba.gov.au
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