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| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Australia |
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| Year | 1992-1994 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | Australia Five Dollars This Australian Note is Legal Tender throughout Australia and its Territories SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY GOVERNOR RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA |
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| Signature(s) | ND (1992) series AA & AB black serial # - Cole & Fraser ND (1992) series AA & AB green serial # - Cole & Fraser 07.07.1992 (at upper right on front)* series AA13 - Cole & Fraser * numismatic product issued in folder 1993 series BA-EA black serial # - Evans & Fraser 1993 series BA-EA green serial # - Evans & Fraser |
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Australia's first polymer note series launched in 1988 with the $10, but the $5 followed in 1992 as the technology was progressively rolled out across all denominations. The "pale" designation distinguishes this earlier colour variant from the deeper-toned replacement that followed — the ink formulation on polymer substrate behaved differently from cotton paper, and the initial palette was adjusted after circulation feedback.
The July 1992 folder issue with series AA13 was a deliberate numismatic release, not a standard circulation issue. The printed date at upper right is unusual for Australian decimal notes, which typically carry no explicit date on the face itself.