1988 Johnston/Fraser Ten Dollar Note - Polymer Issue - No Overdate First Printing - AB 10 First Prefix 93, 94 or 96


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 upper left corner.
Serial
Numbers:
AB 10 - First printing - 93, 94, 96 First Prefix - No Overprint.
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 32 - First printing - 93, 94, 96 - No Overprint - separate entry.
AB 33 First printing - Last 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.
AA 00 000000 Type 4 Specimen - separate entry.

Valuation :
1988 Johnston/Fraser Ten Dollar Note - Polymer Issue
No Overdate - First Printing - AB 10 First Prefix 93, 94 or 96

FineVery
Fine
Extra
Fine
Almost
Uncirc.
Crisp Flat
Uncirc.
20023065200395795

Notes:

This note was the first circulation issue Australian polymer banknote. The first printing had a thin, smooth varnish over the hologram (variable optical security device) which rapidly rubbed off when used. Printing was stopped when the problem was identified - all first printing notes have a serial number prefix between AB10 and AB 33 with the first two digits of the number being 93, 94 or 96.


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