2 dollars 1983 — Australia ( Pick: 43d )
Region:
Australia & Oceania
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 2 dollars issued in Australia in 1983. It is cataloged under Pick number 43d, which identifies it within the issue. Its denomination and year place it among banknotes of this type.
On the front side, the design features the text "Commonwealth of Australia" and "Reserve Bank," alongside the denomination of 2 dollars. This note is noted as a variant d within the issued timeframe of 1974-1985. The back design details are not specified.
The banknote is primarily black on a green, blue, and yellow underprint. It measures 145 x 72 mm and is signed by R.A. Johnston and J. Stone. Approximately 100 million notes of this type were produced at Note Printing Australia.
On the front side, the design features the text "Commonwealth of Australia" and "Reserve Bank," alongside the denomination of 2 dollars. This note is noted as a variant d within the issued timeframe of 1974-1985. The back design details are not specified.
The banknote is primarily black on a green, blue, and yellow underprint. It measures 145 x 72 mm and is signed by R.A. Johnston and J. Stone. Approximately 100 million notes of this type were produced at Note Printing Australia.
Specifications
- Signed by
- R.A. Johnston & J. Stone
- Date of issue
- 1983
- Printing office
- Note Printing Australia
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Black on green, blue and yellow underprint
- Dimensions
- 145 x 72 mm
- Amount produced
- ~100 million notes
- Pick catalog
- 43d
About this banknote
The Reserve Bank of Australia issued the two-dollar banknote in 1983, featuring the signatures of R.A. Johnston and J. Stone. This note was part of the decimal currency series introduced in 1966, replacing the one-pound note. The two-dollar note remained in circulation until it was replaced by a coin on 14 June 1988.
The obverse of the note displays a portrait of John Macarthur, a pioneer of the Australian 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 an illustration of wheat. The note measures 145 x 72 mm and includes a watermark of Captain James Cook.
