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The notes of the Australian dollar were first issued by the Reserve Bank of Australia on 14 February 1966, when Australia changed to decimal currency and replaced the pound with the dollar. [1] This currency was a lot easier for calculating compared to the previous Australian pound worth 20 shillings or 240 pence.
The Australian dollar (sign: $; code: AUD; also abbreviated A$ or sometimes AU$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; [2] [3] and also referred to as the dollar or Aussie dollar) is the official currency and legal tender of Australia, including all of its external territories, and three independent sovereign Pacific Island states: Kiribati, Nauru, and Tuvalu.
The Australian one-pound note was the most prevalent banknote in circulation with the pound series, with the last series of 1953–66 having 1,066 million banknotes printed. [2] The first banknotes issued were superscribed notes purchased from 15 banks across Australia and printed with Australian Note and were payable in gold.
The "Next Generation" $20 banknote features the same Australian personalities as the previous design together with other design features. A noticeable difference between the old and new designs is the replacement of Victory with a depiction of a de Havilland Dragon Rapide taking off from a remote homestead in Broken Hill . [ 5 ]
In June 2017, there were 128 million $10 notes in circulation, with a net value of $1.280 billion. [2] This was 2% of the cash value of all banknotes in circulation, and 8% of the number of all banknotes in circulation. [2] Since the start of issue of $10 notes, there have been eleven signature combinations, of which the 1967 issue is the most ...
The Australian five-dollar note was first issued on 29 May 1967, fifteen months after the currency was changed from the pound to the dollar on 14 February 1966. It was a new denomination with mauve colouration – the pre-decimal system had no denomination with a value of £2 1 ⁄ 2. The first polymer version of the note was introduced on 7 ...
Only the $50 note had more cash value in circulation. [9] In June 2008 there were 176.9 million notes in circulation (19%), with a value of $17,690 million (42.1%). In June 2017, 337 million $100 notes were in circulation, [10] 22% of the total notes in circulation; worth $33,689 million, 46% of the total value for all denominations. [11]
During the note's issue, between its introduction and 1974, the note bore "Commonwealth of Australia" as the identification of country. At least 680,000,000 notes were printed in this time period. After 1974 and until the dollar coin was introduced in 1984, the note bore "Australia" as its identification of country.