Australia Polymer 100 dollars P55 Unc

Australia 10 dollars Blue P-New Printed on polymer plastic Banjo Paterson/ Mary Gilmore Unc

In 1988, Australia celebrated its Bicentenary. It was 200 years since permanent settlement began with the arrival of Captain Arthur Philip with 11 ships in the First Fleet in 1788. To mark this important event, Australia issued a special 10-dollar note. It turned out to be very special indeed. It was the first note in the world using the revolutionary polymer plastic developed by the Reserve Bank of Australia. It moved like paper but had all the durability of plastic. (P49) The front of the note depicts the arrival of the First Fleet and the varied immigrant population that has settled in the intervening 200 years. The back honours Australia’s indigenous population, the Aboriginal people who it is believed settled in Australia over 40,000 years ago. A wonderful note issued over 30 years ago, in an official descriptive folder.

These 20 dollars printed on polymer and issued by Australia feature a portrait of business woman Mary Reiby alongside a view of her shipbuilding business in George Street Sydney. On the back, we find a vignette of an air ambulance biplane and a portrait of Rev John Flinn. Uncirculated at £27.50