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4 Aussies - Red Kangaroo
| Issuer | Australia |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The right half carries a large photographic vignette of two red kangaroos (Osphranter rufus) set against a dark green guilloche ground, with AUSTRALIA printed vertically along the right edge. The left portion bears a light blue and pink underprint with a stylized golden lizard vignette at centre-left, surmounted by the bold numeral "4" and the legend FOUR AUSSIES in letterpress. The species designation Osphranter rufus appears in italic along the right margin, with RED KANGAROO inscribed in the upper left area. |
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| Reverse lettering | ULURU / AYERS ROCK 4 FOUR AUSSIES THIS NOTE IS NOT LEGAL TENDER, BUT A UNIQUE COLLECTOR'S ITEM AND A TRIBUTE TO THE DIVERSE FAUNA OF AUSTRALIA. |
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The "4 Aussies" series is a Reserve Bank of Australia collector release, not a circulating issue. This particular note features the red kangaroo, the largest terrestrial mammal native to Australia and a long-established symbol on the nation's currency going back to the decimal era. Collector-focused RBA releases of this type are printed in limited runs and sold through the RBA's own note sales program, meaning they enter the market unfolded and largely bypass commercial banking channels entirely.
Paper composition is notable here — the RBA moved circulating Australian banknotes to polymer in 1988, making any paper-substrate Australian note issued after that point a deliberate, self-conscious choice rather than the default.