1988 Johnston/Fraser Ten Dollar - AA 00 & AA 18 000000 Type 4 Specimen Note
Obverse:First Fleet Bicentennial - Ship 'Supply in Sydney Cove.
Reverse:Aboriginal Theme - Rock Carving, Aboriginal Youth & Morning Star Pole.
Signatories:R.A. Johnston, Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia.
B.W. Fraser, Secretary to the Treasury.
Size:155.00mm (width), 77.50mm (height).
Composition:Polymer.
Security device:Variable Optical Device in lower right corner.
Serial
Numbers:		AA 00 & AA 18 000000 Type 4 Specimen.
Two Letters & Two numbers Prefix AA 01 to AA 22. - separate entry.
Perspex Encased - separate entry.
AA 00 First Serial Prefix Overprint - separate entry.
AA 23 Last Serial Prefix Overprint - separate entry.
AB 11 to AB 33 - First printing - 93, 94, 96 - No Overprint - separate entry.
AB 10 - First printing - 93, 94, 96 First Prefix - No Overprint - separate entry.
AB 11 to AB 56 - Second printing - No Overprint - separate entry.
AB 10 Second printing - First Prefix - No Overprint. - separate entry.
AB 57 Second printing - Last Prefix - No Overprint - separate entry.

Valuation :
1988 Johnston/Fraser Ten Dollar - AA 00 000000 Type 4 Specimen Note

FineVery
Fine		Extra
Fine		Almost
Uncirc.		Crisp Flat
Uncirc.
20021,7502,3503,2504,5005,250

Valuation :
1988 Johnston/Fraser Ten Dollar - AA 18 000000 Type 4 Specimen Note

FineVery
Fine		Extra
Fine		Almost
Uncirc.		Crisp Flat
Uncirc.
19984,0006,0008,00010,00012,000

Notes:

Type 4 Polymer specimen notes were released to demonstrate the new note designs with the change from paper to a polymer composition. This was done to prolong the circulation life of the notes and to incorporate new security features making counterfeit note production extremely difficult. The notes are similar to the type 3 specimen notes in carrying an individual specimen serial number apart from the all zeros main number. However, the lettering for the word 'SPECIMEN' is much more subdued, appearing only in medium type below the denomination on the note, apparently so that the main design could be better examined and appreciated. The notes were distributed as individual notes in each of the 5 denominations - $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100.

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