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5 Pounds
| Issuer | Commonwealth Bank of Australia |
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| Year | ND (1927-1932) |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | Blue intaglio print on white paper; the Australian Commonwealth Coat of Arms in an oval guilloche vignette occupies the left, with a portrait of King George V in right profile at the right. The centre bears the denomination "FIVE POUNDS" with serial numbers above and two manuscript signature lines beneath the promise-to-pay text. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIAN NOTE FIVE POUNDS The Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia promises to pay the bearer on demand the sum of Five Pounds at the Head Office of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia |
| Reverse description | Executed in blue intaglio, the reverse centres on a large horizontal oval vignette of a tranquil Australian river landscape framed by dense guilloche scrollwork and ornate pillar motifs at each end. The numeral "5" appears in large format at left and right flanking the central scene, with the lettering "FIVE POUNDS" repeated twice along the lower margin. |
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