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1913 Collins/Allen |
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Valuation :
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| Very Good | Fine | Very Fine | Extra Fine | Almost Uncirc. | Crisp Flat Uncirc. | |
| 2002 | 16,000 | 30,000 | 50,000 | 87,500 | 115,000 | 140,000 |
Notes:
The first 500 notes (Serial numbers M 000006 to M 000500) were allocated by ballot to Parliamentarians and high-ranking officials, who paid for them. They were distributed with an accompanying letter signed by George T. Allen, Secretary of the Treasury. The letter was dated 13th July, 1913.This note is normally found with tiny holes as it was pinned to the Treasury letter. Specimens which are not accompanied by the letter have a significantly lower value - see separate entry.
Notes M 000001, 2 and 3 were presented to the Governor-General Lord Denman, his daughter Judith, who numbered the first note, and his son, at a ceremony on May 1, 1913. This date is regarded as the official commencement for the Commonwealth series of pre-decimal notes. The Prime Minister, Andrew Fisher paid for numbers 4 and 5. These low numbered notes attract significant premiums because of their historical significance. In 1995, notes 4 and 5 were sold for $115,500 and $143,000. Today, each would command in excess of $150,000.
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