1946 Armitage/Macfarlane Specimen Five Shillings Note

Obverse:

Black over Red/Brown. George VI.
Reverse:Red-Brown. Replica of Crown coin with FIVE SHILLINGS substituted for CROWN. Perimeter symbols of the 6 states.
Signatories:H. T. Armitage, Governor, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
S. G. Macfarlane, Secretary to the Treasury.
Size:137.00mm (width), 64.00mm (height).
Composition:Paper - Dark coloured fibres incorporated in paper.
Watermark:None.
Serial
Numbers:		Double letter prefix over two numerals commencing AA 0 000001.

Valuation :
1946 Armitage/Macfarlane Specimen Five Shillings Note

Very
Good		FineVery
Fine		Extra
Fine		Almost
Uncirc.		Crisp Flat
Uncirc.
2002

Notes:

These notes were printed as a precaution when silver became scarce in the years immediately after the war. The shortage was only short-lived and the need to issue the notes passed.

All stocks were destroyed in 1953 with only 10 specimen copies being retained for archival purposes.

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