2 dollars 1976 — Australia ( Pick: 43a )
Region:
Australia & Oceania
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 2 dollars issued in Australia in 1976. It is cataloged under Pick number 43a. Its denomination and year classify it among documented banknotes of an unspecified series.
The front side design features "Commonwealth of Australia" prominently, along with the "Reserve Bank" designation and the denomination “2 Dollars.” It is categorized as a modern issue variant from the period of 1974-1985. The banknote is printed in green, blue, and yellow, measuring 145 x 72.5 mm.
The note is signed by John Grant Phillips, the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, and Frederick H. Wheeler, the Secretary to the Treasury. The printing office responsible for this note was Note Printing Australia in Melbourne, Australia.
The front side design features "Commonwealth of Australia" prominently, along with the "Reserve Bank" designation and the denomination “2 Dollars.” It is categorized as a modern issue variant from the period of 1974-1985. The banknote is printed in green, blue, and yellow, measuring 145 x 72.5 mm.
The note is signed by John Grant Phillips, the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, and Frederick H. Wheeler, the Secretary to the Treasury. The printing office responsible for this note was Note Printing Australia in Melbourne, Australia.
Specifications
- Signed by
- John Grant Phillips (Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia), Frederick H. Wheeler (Secretary to the Treasury)
- Date of issue
- 1974
- Printing office
- Note Printing Australia, Melbourne, Australia
- Paper
- paper
- Colour
- green, blue and yellow print
- Dimensions
- 145 x 72.5 mm
- Amount produced
- unknown
- Pick catalog
- 43a
About this banknote
The Reserve Bank of Australia issued the two-dollar banknote in 1966 as part of the country's transition to decimal currency, replacing the one-pound note. The 1976 issue, cataloged as Pick 43a, features the signatures of Governor John Grant Phillips and Secretary to the Treasury Frederick H. Wheeler.
The obverse of the note displays a portrait of John Macarthur, a pioneer of Australia's wool industry, alongside an image of Merino sheep. The reverse features William Farrer, an agronomist known for developing wheat varieties suited to Australia's climate, accompanied by depictions of wheat. This note measures 145 x 72.5 mm and includes a metallic security thread and a watermark of Captain James Cook.
