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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II Hong Kong handover
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Australia |
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| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Commemorative banknote |
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| Obverse description | Pink, purple and grey intaglio print on polymer substrate. A finely engraved portrait vignette of Queen Elizabeth II occupies the right-centre, rendered in dark intaglio against a guilloche underprint. A sprig of wattle with detailed botanical engraving is positioned at the left. The denomination numeral '5' appears at upper right, with two signature lines and their titles printed to the right of the portrait. |
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| Reverse description | Pink, purple and orange print on polymer substrate. An aerial architectural vignette of the new Parliament House appears in the upper register, rendered as a detailed line engraving within a large circular guilloche, with the old Parliament House shown as a separate vignette in the lower register. Geometric and architectural line work fills the background, and a transparent polymer window is incorporated at lower left bearing a stylised floral device. |
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| Protection description | Clear polymer window at lower left on reverse, incorporating a stylised floral design; the polymer substrate itself provides an inherent security substrate |
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