10 shillings 1961 — Australia ( Pick: 33a )
Region:
Australia & Oceania
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 10 shillings issued in Australia in 1961. It is cataloged under Pick number 33a. The note is classified within a defined group of banknotes from this issue.
The front side design features "Commonwealth of Australia," "Reserve Bank," and the denomination of 10 Shillings. It is identified as variant a. The note's dimensions are 137 x 76 mm, with a color palette of red, brown, and orange.
This banknote is signed by H. C. Coombs and Roland Wilson. It was printed at the Melbourne, Australia printing office.
The front side design features "Commonwealth of Australia," "Reserve Bank," and the denomination of 10 Shillings. It is identified as variant a. The note's dimensions are 137 x 76 mm, with a color palette of red, brown, and orange.
This banknote is signed by H. C. Coombs and Roland Wilson. It was printed at the Melbourne, Australia printing office.
Specifications
- Signed by
- H. C. Coombs, Roland Wilson
- Date of issue
- 1961-1965
- Printing office
- Melbourne, Australia
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Red, brown and orange print.
- Dimensions
- 137 x 76 mm
- Amount produced
- Not specified
- Pick catalog
- 33a
About this banknote
The Reserve Bank of Australia issued the 10 shillings banknote (Pick 33a) between 1961 and 1965. This series marked the transition from the Commonwealth Bank to the Reserve Bank's issuance of currency, following the Reserve Bank Act of 1959, which established the Reserve Bank of Australia as the nation's central bank.
The obverse features a portrait of navigator Matthew Flinders on the right and the Australian coat of arms at the lower left. The reverse depicts the Old Parliament House in Canberra. The note measures 137 x 76 mm and includes a watermark of Captain James Cook. It was signed by Governor H. C. Coombs and Secretary to the Treasury Roland Wilson.
