Australian 10 shilling note
- Australian 10 shilling note
Infobox Banknote
Country = Australia
Denomination = Ten shillings
Value = ½
Unit = Australian pound
Width = 137
Height = 76
Security Features = Watermark
Paper Type = Cotton
Years of Printing = 1913-1966
Obverse = Australia 10 Shillings.jpg
Obverse Design = Matthew Flinders
Obverse Designer = ?
Obverse Design Date = 1953
Reverse =
Reverse Design = Reserve bank building.
Reverse Designer = ?
Reverse Design Date = 1953
The 10/- banknote was first issued in 1913 as a blue banknote payable in gold. It was equal to a half sovereign gold coin. The sizes varied but the design was the same for the following issues: 1913-1914 issue was 194×83mm, 1915-1923 197×88 mm, 1923-1933 180×78mm. This issue was payable in gold but subsequent issues were legal tender.
Last banknote issue had a print of 557,548,000 banknotes.
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