The Australian one-dollar note was introduced in 1966 due to decimalisation, to replace the 10-shilling note. The note was issued from its introduction in 1966 until its replacement by the one-dollar coin in 1984. Approximately 1.7 billion one-dollar notes were printed.
The $1 note was replaced by a $1 coin in 1984, while the $2 note was replaced by a smaller $2 coin in 1988. Although no longer printed, all previous notes of the Australian dollar are still considered legal tender.
The one dollar note is predominately brown and carries a portrait of the Queen and the Australian Coat of Arms on the front, and Aboriginal drawings on the back.
The $2 banknote represented the country's agricultural industries, with wool and wheat symbolised through John Macarthur and William Farrer – the 'pastoral design' as Andrews termed it. Attributed to Guy Warren (Australia, b. 1921), portrait of John Macarthur as a preliminary design for the $2 banknote, ink and wash.
Australian Paper Dollar Note Obverse – 1972 Phillips / Wheeler General Prefix Catalogue Value Uncirculated $95 (McDonald's 2014), easily purchased for $20 on eBay. The Australian paper 1 dollar note was issued between 14 February 1966 and May 1984.
The Australian one-dollar note was introduced in 1966 due to decimalisation, to replace the 10-shilling note. The note was issued from its introduction in 1966 until its replacement by the one-dollar coin in 1984. Approximately 1.7 billion one-dollar notes were printed.
The $1 banknote ceased to be issued following the introduction of a $1 coin on 14 May 1984. Similarly, the issuance of a $2 banknote ceased following the introduction of a $2 coin on 20 June 1988.
How Rare Are 2-Dollar Bills? According to Business Insider, 2-dollar bills account for less than 0.001% of all currency in circulation. Two-dollar bills are the rarest currently produced money in the United States, and only about 1.2 billion 2-dollar bills are in current circulation.
Australian $2 notes were issued from 1966 right up until they were replaced by Australian 2 dollar coins in 1988. Some Australian 2 dollar notes can be particularly valuable with certain serial numbers or if they are in mint condition. Values can reach up to $5,000 for the rarest old Australian two dollar bill.
This exceedingly rare Australian fifty dollar uncut pair of trial notes was printed between 1973-1994 by Note Printing Reserve Bank of Australia. These notes have an outline profile of Lord Howard ...
What Is the Value of Paper Money? Paper money is usually worth the exact amount listed on the face (for example, $1, $5 or $10). However, some bills have unique serial numbers that make them desirable to collectors, and therefore sell for more than their face value.
$1. Australia's first decimal banknote was the $1 paper banknote issued in 1966. It features Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and representations of Aboriginal art based on the work of David Malangi and others.
All existing Australian banknotes are legal tender.
Issued 1963 - Present
The first $1 notes (called United States Notes or "Legal Tenders") were issued by the federal government in 1862 and featured a portrait of Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P.
Australian banknotes are available in $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100. Our banknotes are coloured and have special security features.
A new $2 coin commemorating the end of the Vietnam War has skyrocketed in value and is now selling for up to $1,200 online. The Royal Australian Mint released two $2 coins earlier this month to commemorate 50 years since the end of Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War.
These Red Seal Two Dollar Bill STAR NOTES are US Legal Tender Notes that circulated at the same time as Silver Certificates. These $2 Bills are STAR NOTES from Series 1963 (random pick our choice 1963, 1963-A). Each bill comes in a currency sleeve for protection.
They are part of the Australian Pound banknotes series. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia started issuing these 1000 Australian Pound banknotes in 1914.
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A misprint on 1976 2-dollar notes makes the bill rarer and more valuable. The 1976 2-dollar bill featured one crucial misprint called a valuable error bill. An average condition of the 1976 2-dollar bill serial number error is valued at $500, whereas the uncirculated condition is valued at $900.
Most $2 bills in circulation are worth exactly that: $2. And even though you don't see a lot of $2 bills in everyday life, they are still being printed.
Surprisingly, old Australian paper banknotes can be quite valuable. Online banknote and coin specialist site, The Right Note, are selling notes ranging between $1500 and $15,000.
Is there a $500 note in Australia? NO! Did you know, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), there are 300 million $100 notes that are in circulation, almost three times the number of $5 notes. Less than 10 per cent of $100 banknotes ever issued have returned to the RBA as unfit banknotes.
Which Australian One Dollar Coins Are Valuable? Australia's rarest one dollar coin is the 2000 $1/10c mule - this is the one to look for! A few years ago, a mint condition example sold at auction for more than $10,000.