The 10/- banknote was first issued on 1 May 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.
The 1913 note was the world's first officially issued ten-shilling note. The first note, serial number M000001, was printed by Judith Denman, five-year-old daughter of the
Governor-General of Australia
The governor-general of Australia is the representative of the monarch, currently King Charles III, in Australia.[Lord Denman
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The last banknote issue had a print of 557,548,000 banknotes.
The ten-shilling note was equivalent to
one dollar upon decimalisation in 1966.
Signature combinations
James Collins and
George Allen George Allen may refer to:
Politics and law
* George E. Allen (1896–1973), American political operative and one-time head coach of the Cumberland University football team
* George Allen (Australian politician) (1800–1877), Mayor of Sydney and ...
(1913, 1915)
John Cerutty
and James Collins (1918)
Denison Miller
Sir Denison Samuel King Miller , (8 March 1860 – 6 June 1923) was the first governor of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Early life
Miller was born at Fairy Meadow, near Wollongong, New South Wales, the son of Samuel King Miller, head te ...
and James Collins (1923)
Kell and James Collins (1926)
Kell and James Heathershaw
James Thomas Heathershaw (7 May 187125 July 1943) was an Australian public servant and the third Secretary of the Department of the Treasury.
Early life
Heathershaw was born on 7 May 1871 in Beaufort, Victoria. He was the twelfth child of H ...
(1927)
Ernest Riddle and James Heathershaw (1928)
Ernest Riddle and Harry Sheehan
Sir Henry John Sheehan (27 December 188326 March 1941) was a senior Australian public servant and banker. Sheehan is best known for his time as head of the Department of the Treasury and as Governor of the Commonwealth Bank.
Life and career
H ...
(1933, 1934, 1936)
Harry Sheehan and Stuart McFarlane
Stuart Gordon McFarlane (4 May 1885 – 31 December 1970) was a senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary
A secretary, administrative professional, administrative assistant, executive assistant, administrative officer, administrati ...
(1939)Hugh Armitage
and Stuart McFarlane (1942)
H.C. Coombs
Herbert Cole "Nugget" Coombs (24 February 1906 – 29 October 1997) was an Australian economist and public servant. He is best known for having been the first Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, in which capacity he served from 1960 to 19 ...
and George Watt (1949)
H.C. Coombs and Roland Wilson (1952, 1954, 1961)
See also
* Banknotes of the Australian pound
Banknotes of the Australian pound were first issued by numerous private banks in Australia, starting with the Bank of New South Wales in 1817. Acceptance of private bank notes was not made compulsory by legal tender laws but they were widely used ...
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External links
Reserve Bank of Australia
Banknotes of Australia
1913 establishments in Australia
1966 disestablishments in Australia
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