1954-60 Coombs/Wilson Ten Shillings Note - Commonwealth Bank


Obverse:Matthew Flinders.
Reverse:Parliament House.
Signatories:H. C. Coombs, Governor, Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Roland Wilson, Secretary to the Treasury.
Size:137.16mm (width), 76.20mm (height).
Composition:Paper - 83 gsm.
Watermark:Captain Cook in left oval.
'HALF' behind each signature.
Mintage:320,000,000
Serial
Numbers:
Prefix AC, AD AE or AF over numerals
AC/00 000001 to AF/19 1000000.

Valuation :
1954-60 Coombs/Wilson Ten Shillings Note - Commonwealth Bank

Very
Good
FineVery
Fine
Extra
Fine
Almost
Uncirc.
Crisp Flat
Uncirc.
200212204085125225

Notes:

The death of King George VI presented an opportunity to introduce new designs for the ten shillings note. Captain Matthew Flinders is featured on the front of the new note and the then Parliament House in Canberra appears on the back.

Approximately 557,548,000 ten shilling notes were produced between 1954 and 1966 with the only change being in signatory H. C. Coombs' title when responsibility for issuing notes was transferred from the Commonwealth Bank to the Reserve Bank of Australia.
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. The practice was continued with decimalisation until 1971.

Valuation :
1954-60 Coombs/Wilson Ten Shillings Note - Commonwealth Bank - 1000000 Serial Number

Very
Good
FineVery
Fine
Extra
Fine
Almost
Uncirc.
Crisp Flat
Uncirc.
19984007501,1002,7504,0005,500

Collectors are willing to pay a large premium for the first serial prefix (AC / 00) of Coombes/Wilson Ten Shillings notes.

 

Valuation :
1954-60 Coombs/Wilson Ten Shillings Note - Commonwealth Bank - First Serial Prefix AC / 00

Very
Good
FineVery
Fine
Extra
Fine
Almost
Uncirc.
Crisp Flat
Uncirc.
199950852004006501,000

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