Obverse: | Coat of Arms & George V. |
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Reverse: | Captain Cook Landing at Botany Bay |
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Signatories: | Denison Miller, Chairman of Directors,
Note Issue Department, Commonwealth Bank.
Jas. R. Collins, Secretary to the Treasury |
| Size: | 180.34mm (width), 78.74mm (height). |
| Composition: | Paper - 75 gsm. |
| Watermark: | Light basketweave around edges and '£1' (twice) in centre.
Dark 'Commonwealth' above and 'Australia' below centre. |
| Mintage: | Approximately 2,000,000 |
Serial
Numbers: | Large Prefix of H, J or K (with T S Harrison imprint)
Prefix of Small H over numerals (with imprint) - separate entry.
Large Prefix of J or K (no imprint) - separate entry.
Prefix of Small H over numerals (no imprint) - separate entry. |
Valuation :
1923-25 Miller/Collins One Pound Note
(T S Harrison Imprint, Large Serial Prefix)
| Very
Good | Fine | Very
Fine | Extra
Fine | Almost
Uncirc. | Crisp Flat
Uncirc. |
| 2002 | 3,500 | 7,000 | 14,000 | 27,500 | 40,000 | 57,500 |
Notes:
| This smaller note, designed and printed by Thomas S. Harrison, was introduced to improve production efficiency. Six notes could be printed per sheet instead of the previous four. The opportunity was taken to introduce new designs. |  |
The reverse depicts Captain James Cook's landing at Botany Bay in 1770, taken from a 1902 painting by E. Phillips Fox. The painting now resides in the National Gallery of Victoria. Approximately 63,965,400 one pound notes were printed between 1923 and 1925 with the Miller/Collins signature combination.
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