5 pounds 1941 — Australia ( Pick: 27b )
Region:
Australia & Oceania
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 5 pounds issued in Australia in 1941. It is cataloged under Pick number 27b. This note's denomination and year classify it within a group of recorded banknotes of its type.
The front side design features the inscription "Commonwealth of Australia" along with "General issue; 1939-1952; 5 Pounds." The color palette includes deep blue on a multicolor underprint. The note measures 181 x 79 mm and is signed by Hugh T. Armitage (Governor) and Stuart G. McFarlane (Secretary to the Treasury).
Approximately 136,956,000 of these notes were produced by the T. S. Harrison Australian Note Printer in Melbourne, Australia.
The front side design features the inscription "Commonwealth of Australia" along with "General issue; 1939-1952; 5 Pounds." The color palette includes deep blue on a multicolor underprint. The note measures 181 x 79 mm and is signed by Hugh T. Armitage (Governor) and Stuart G. McFarlane (Secretary to the Treasury).
Approximately 136,956,000 of these notes were produced by the T. S. Harrison Australian Note Printer in Melbourne, Australia.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Hugh T. Armitage (Governor), Stuart G. McFarlane (Secretary to the Treasury)
- Date of issue
- 1941
- Printing office
- T. S. Harrison Australian Note Printer, Melbourne, Australia
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Deep blue on multicolor underprint
- Dimensions
- 181 x 79 mm
- Amount produced
- Approximately 136,956,000
- Pick catalog
- 27b
About this banknote
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia issued this series of banknotes in 1941, as part of a range introduced between 1939 and 1952. This series was introduced under the governance of Hugh T. Armitage and with the signature of Stuart G. McFarlane, reflecting changes in currency design needs during World War II.
The front side design features the inscription "Commonwealth of Australia" and is distinguished by a deep blue color on a multicolor underprint. Produced by T. S. Harrison Australian Note Printer in Melbourne, the banknote's dimensions are 181 x 79 mm. Approximately 136,956,000 notes of this Pick 27b variant were printed.
