1968-71 Phillips/Randall Twenty Dollar Note


Obverse:Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith (1897-1935), Pioneer Aviator.
Reverse:Lawrence Hargrave (1850-1915), Aeronautical Pioneer.
Signatories:J. G. Phillips, Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia.
R. J. Randall, Secretary to the Treasury.
Size:160.02mm (width), 81.28mm (height).
Composition:Paper.
Watermark:Captain Cook in left panel.
Serial
Numbers:
Three Letter Prefix XBS to XEU
XBS 200001 to XEU 999999.
Asterisk (star) replaces last digit of serial number - separate entry.

Valuation :
1968-71 Phillips/Randall Twenty Dollar Note

FineVery
Fine
Extra
Fine
Almost
Uncirc.
Crisp Flat
Uncirc.
20022550110150225

Notes:

The numbering wheels used on note printing machines had prefix digits and six numeral digits. To complete each series, a special hand press was used to imprint the seven digit numeral on the one millionth note. These notes have become collectors items with significant premiums - in excess of $500 for a note in fine condition to over $3,000 for uncirculated specimens. The practice was stopped in 1971, each series ending with the number 999999, a number which also sells at a hefty premium.


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