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$10 |
Johnston / Fraser |
1988 |
R310a
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BICENTENARY COMMEMORATIVE |
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Standard
Prefix AB 26 941462 |
Uncirculated |
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1988 Celebration of 200 years of European Settlement in Australia |
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SIGNATORIES: |
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Robert A. Johnston, Governor, Reserve
Bank of Australia, August 1982 – July 1989
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Bernie W. Fraser, Secretary to the
Treasury, September 1984 - September 1989
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ISSUE DATE: |
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26th January 1988 (National Public
Holiday)
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SERIAL NUMBERS: |
All circulation notes, have the prefix AB
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followed by two numerals (AB 10 to
AB 33)
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A six digit number follows, the first two
digits of the set are either 93, 94 or 96
(sometimes referred to as 'Suspended Prefixes')
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ISSUER: |
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Reserve Bank of Australia
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PRINTER: |
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Note Printing Australia (subsidiary of the
Reserve Bank of Australia), Craigieburn, Victoria
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SUBSTRATE: |
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DIMENSIONS: |
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OBVERSE DESIGN: |
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Design ~ First Fleet Bicentennial
Ship, the 'HMS Supply' anchored in Sydney Cove and a medley of people
symbolising all who have contributed to Australia's development since
1788.
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Legend ~ TEN DOLLARS
AUSTRALIA
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REVERSE DESIGN: |
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Design ~ acknowledges Australia's
aboriginal heritage, the original discovery and settlement of Australia
some 40–60,000 years earlier. The design features an Aboriginal youth, a
Morning Star Pole and other Aboriginal artworks.
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Legend ~ AUSTRALIA
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SECURITY FEATURES: |
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Diffractive Optically Variable Device
(DOVD), featuring Captain James Cook bust, set over a
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Clear Window
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Face-Back Registration ~ diamond
shape located at the top left (front) and top right (back), held to the
light, they match up
- Background Print ~ Intricate
multi-coloured fine-line patterns and images
- Micro-printing ~ "BICENTENARY"
between the curved lines in the green field background between the sails
of HMS Supply
- Serial Numbers ~ printed in
different fonts and colours
- Ultra Violet light exposure ~
the serial number at the bottom right, fluoresces blue
- Plate Identification Letters ~
set in the third tree [MVR]
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MINTAGE: |
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NOTES: |
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The note was the first of its kind in the world, printed on a
non-fibrous polymer (plastic) substrate incorporating technology devised
in Australia
- Due to the high incidence of OVDs
being defaced by the general public, the RBA suspended the issue
- 24th October 1988 the note was
re-released with some minor changes, including the discontinuance of the
serial numbering system involving suspended prefixes.
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REFERENCES: |
- R310a
Alan
B Pitt
Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values 23rd Edition
- Mc173a
Greg McDonald The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes
17th Edition
- MVR134a
M. Vort-Ronald
Banks of Issue in Australia
- P (Pick)
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money
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UNCIRCULATED |
A perfectly preserved note, never mishandled
by the issuing authority, a bank teller, the public or a collector. Polymer
is clean and firm, without discoloration. Corners are sharp and square,
without any evidence of rounding. An uncirculated note will have its
original, natural sheen. Polymer notes may have a slight buckling
from the plastic strap used to bundle the notes. |
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PACKAGING &
POSTAGE
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Banknotes - $5.00 (includes Registered Post) |
| Overseas:
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Banknotes - $18.00
(includes Registered Post by Airmail) |
All items are sent by
Registered Post (wherever possible) at the buyers risk. Insurance is
available. |
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