5 dollars 1996 — Australia ( Pick: 51c )
Region:
Australia & Oceania
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 5 dollars issued in Australia in 1996. It is cataloged under Pick number 51c.
The design on the front side features the Commonwealth of Australia, the Reserve Bank, and the denomination "5 Dollars." The colors used include black, red, and bright purple. The back side displays a black design on lilac with a darker multicolor underprint.
This banknote measures 150 x 75 mm. It is signed by Ian John Macfarlane, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (1996-2006), and Edward A. Evans, Secretary to the Treasury (1993-2001). It was printed at Note Printing Australia, Melbourne, Australia.
The design on the front side features the Commonwealth of Australia, the Reserve Bank, and the denomination "5 Dollars." The colors used include black, red, and bright purple. The back side displays a black design on lilac with a darker multicolor underprint.
This banknote measures 150 x 75 mm. It is signed by Ian John Macfarlane, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (1996-2006), and Edward A. Evans, Secretary to the Treasury (1993-2001). It was printed at Note Printing Australia, Melbourne, Australia.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Ian John Macfarlane (Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, 1996-2006); Edward A. Evans (Secretary to the Treasury, 1993-2001)
- Date of issue
- 1996
- Printing office
- Note Printing Australia, Melbourne, Australia
- Colour
- Black, red, and bright purple on the front; black on lilac with darker multicolor underprint on the back
- Dimensions
- 150 x 75 mm
- Pick catalog
- 51c
About this banknote
The Reserve Bank of Australia issued this $5 polymer banknote in 1996, featuring the signatures of Governor Ian John Macfarlane and Secretary to the Treasury Edward A. Evans. This note is part of the second polymer series introduced on 24 April 1995, which addressed public concerns about the similarity in color between the original 1992 $5 note and the $10 note.
The obverse displays a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, based on photographs commissioned by the Reserve Bank in 1984, accompanied by eucalyptus leaves. The reverse features images of both the Old and New Parliament Houses in Canberra, with a plan of the New Parliament House above them. This banknote measures 130 x 65 mm and was printed by Note Printing Australia in Melbourne.
