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This is a list of people who have appeared on currency issued by Australia since that country introduced its own notes and coins in 1910. Those appearing on the current series are shown in bold. Legend: N = note; C = coin; P = primary image; W = watermark /- = shilling; d = pence; c = cents
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.
This is a list of people on the banknotes of different countries. The customary design of banknotes in most countries is a portrait of a notable citizen (living and/or deceased) on the front (or obverse ) or on the back (or reverse ) of the banknotes, unless the subject is featured on both sides.
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.
Dollar $20 reverse 1966–1994 Hamilton Hume: 1797–1873 First Australian-born explorer of Australia Pound £1 reverse 1953–1966 Henry Lawson: 1867–1922 Poet and novelist Dollar $10 reverse 1966–1993 John Macarthur: 1766–1834 Pioneer of the Australian wool industry Dollar $2 obverse 1966–1988 Douglas Mawson: 1882–1958
Instead, in 1971, Australia pegged the Australian dollar to the United States dollar at a rate of A$1 = US$1.12. [21] [4] Since 1969, the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra has produced all Australian coins. Until 1970, the Melbourne and Perth Mints operated under the jurisdiction of the Royal Mint, as had the Sydney Mint until it was closed in ...
Australian regulator AUSTRAC is suing the country's No.2 bank for 23 million breaches of anti-money laundering laws including a failure to monitor and report payments between known child exploiters.
The Royal Australian Mint regularly releases collectable coins, one of the most famous of which is the 1980–1994 gold two-hundred-dollar coin series. [7] Australian collectable coins are all legal tender [ 8 ] and can be used directly as currency or converted to "normal" coinage at a bank.