Lovely example for this series that makes it a worthy inclusion in any banknote portfolio.
In this time it is still affordable and adds great value as an addition to any collection.
The pictures say it all. Mint, fresh, crisp, UNC!
Lovely example for this series that makes it a worthy inclusion in any banknote portfolio.
In this time it is still affordable and adds great value as an addition to any collection.
The pictures say it all. Mint, fresh, crisp, UNC!
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Obverse: Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is the queen regnant of sixteen independent sovereign states known informally as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. She holds each crown separately and equally in a shared monarchy, as well as acting as Head of the Commonwealth, Supreme Governor of the Church of England, and Head of State of the Crown Dependencies, British overseas territories, the Realm of New Zealand and the external territories of Australia. As a constitutional monarch, she is politically neutral and by convention her role is largely ceremonial
Reverse: Aboriginal Art Theme by David Malangi (1927 – 27 June 1998) was an Indigenous Australian Yolngu artist from the Northern Territory. The Yolngu (or Yol?u) are an Indigenous Australian people inhabiting north-eastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. Yolngu vfwvrally means “person” in the language spoken by the people. One of the most well known bark painters from Arnhem Land. The reproduction of one of his designs was produced on the Australian one dollar note in 1966. (originally without his knowledge – when he became aware of this, he was given financial compensation). The payment by the Reserve Bank of Australia to Malangi began issues of Aboriginal copyright in Australia. He was born at Mulanga, on the east bank of the Glyde River.
Watermark: Captain Cook in left panel
5 January – Australia’s only aircraft suicide attack carried out by a disgruntled former employee of Connellan Airways takes place. The Connellan air disaster claims the life of 6 people including the pilot.
10 January – The Easey Street murders take place, an unsolved crime in which two women were brutally stabbed to death in their home in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Collingwood.
18 January – Australia experiences its worst railway disaster at Granville, near Sydney, in which 83 people died.
1 February – The Federal Court of Australia began to exercise its jurisdiction.
15 May – A new political party, the Australian Democrats is launched by former Liberal MP Don Chipp at Melbourne Town Hall.
21 May – A plebiscite to decide Australia’s national song is won by “Advance Australia Fair”.
1 July – The Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman is established.
15 July – Anti-drugs campaigner Donald Mackay disappears near Griffith, New South Wales. He is presumed to have been murdered.
4 September – The Queensland government bans street marches and demonstrations.
24 August – Australia’s first 7-Eleven convenience store opens in the Melbourne suburb of Oakleigh
*All biographical details are taken from Wikipedia for education purposes only.