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5 Dollars Commonwealth of Australia
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Australia |
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| Year | 1967-1972 |
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| Size | 160 × 80 mm |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Sir Joseph Banks in intaglio at right, facing left, set against a central vignette of botanical plant specimens rendered in fine engraving on a purple guilloche underprint. The denomination numeral '5' appears in large letterpress at upper left, with 'FIVE DOLLARS' in vertical orientation along the left margin. Two facsimile signatures of the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Secretary to the Treasury appear below the central vignette. |
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| Reverse lettering | 5 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Family Colonisation Loan Society CAROLINE CHISHOLM 5 |
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Australia converted to decimal currency on 14 February 1966, and this note belongs to the first decimal paper series issued by the Reserve Bank. The "Commonwealth of Australia" designation was still in use here — it would be dropped from banknotes in 1974 when the series was redesigned simply as "Australia." Three signature combinations appear across the print run, reflecting successive changes in the Governor and Secretary to the Treasury positions during the series' lifespan.
The Note Printing Branch in Melbourne had handled domestic production since the 1920s, and by this period was well established as the sole supplier for Australian issues.