Catalogue
Decimal specimen banknotes, two each representing front and back of notes of the one dollar, Coombs/Wilson AAA000000; two dollars, Coombs/Wilson FAA000000; five dollars, Coombs/Randall NAA000000; ten dollars, Coombs/Wilson SAA000000; twenty dollars, Coombs/Wilson XAA000000, with small oval stamp 'SPECIMEN' in the watermarked area on both sides of notes; plus two fifty dollar notes, Phillips/Wheeler YAA000000, overprinted in red 'NO VALUE', 'SPECIMEN' diagonally across note twice and 'SPECIMEN No. 0021' on one note, 'SPECIMEN No.0092' on the other note (R.71SPA, 81SPA, 91SPA, 101SPA, 111SPA, 121SPC). These notes are contained in a special book printed by the Reserve Bank in 1966 and were presented to prominent people and those directly connected with the design and printing of the decimal notes. This book is signed by Gordon Andrews, who prepared the Coat of Arms on the one dollar note. Uncirculated. (12 notes)
Estimate $50,000
SOLD $50,000
Decimal specimen banknotes, one, two, five, ten and twenty dollars, Coombs/Wilson (1966-7) two of each, all with six digit zero numbers and AAA or AA prefixes as issued in Reserve Bank of Australia presentation book similar to the previous lot with the bookplate of the Royal Australian Historical Society on the inside cover. All notes tipped in on two corners otherwise uncirculated and very rare. (10)
Estimate $40,000
SOLD $35,000
Decimal specimen banknotes, one, two, five, ten and twenty dollars, Coombs/Wilson (1966-7) two of each, all with six digit zero numbers and AAA or AA prefixes as issued in Reserve Bank of Australia presentation book exactly as the previous lot. All notes tipped in on two corners otherwise uncirculated and very rare. (10)
Estimate $40,000
SOLD $37,000
Decimal specimen banknotes, one each of the one dollar, Coombs/Wilson AAA000000; two dollars, Coombs/Wilson FAA000000; ten dollars, Coombs/Wilson SAA000000; twenty dollars, Coombs/Wilson XAA000000, with small oval stamp in red 'SPECIMEN' in the watermarked area on both sides. Uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $17,000
SOLD $17,000
Decimal specimen banknotes, two one hundred dollar notes, Johnston/Stone ZAA000000, one note overstamped in red 'SPECIMEN No.0063', the other note overstamped in red 'SPECIMEN No.0563'. These notes are contained in a special presentation folder printed by the Reserve Bank and were presented to prominent people and those directly connected with the design and printing of the note. Signed inside the front cover by John Stone (Secretary to the Treasurer), Johnston (Governor Reserve Bank of Australia), Don Sanders (Deputy Governor), Don Addison (Note printer) and Harry Williamson (Designer). Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $12,000
SOLD $16,000