1933 Riddle/Sheehan Ten Shillings Note (Reduced Size)
Obverse:George V.
Reverse:Manufactures.
Signatories:E. C. Riddle, Goveror, Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
H. J. Sheehan, Secretary to the Treasury.
Size:154.94mm (width), 81.28mm (height).
Composition:Paper - 77 gsm.
Watermark:Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) in left oval.
'HALF' behind each signature.
Mintage:21,000,000
Serial
Numbers:		Prefix of C over numeral
C/0 000001 to C/20 1000000.

Valuation :
1933 Riddle/Sheehan Ten Shillings Note (Reduced Size)

Very
Good		FineVery
Fine		Extra
Fine		Almost
Uncirc.		Crisp Flat
Uncirc.
20024257751,6504,0007,25011,500

Notes:

By introducing a 'legal tender' status for issued banknotes, there was no longer a need for them to be redeemable in gold. The opportunity was taken with this change to reduce the size of the note to a more manageable size. Other innovations were the addition of an oval in which the watermark profile of the Prince of Wales was displayed, and another watermark - HALF - behind each signature.

Approximately 21,000,000 of the 1933 reduced size ten shilling note were printed. Variations in the colour of notes of this type occur, from a light brown to a darker chocolate. There are also variations in the background red and green colours.

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