Timeline of Australian Money

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    Timeline of Australian Money

  • Banks notes continued to circulate

  • Australian notes is passed vesting authority

  • The first Australian currency note (10 shillings) is issued.

  • The first of a complete series of 'Polymer' currency notes - a $5 note - is issued.

  • The 'Harrison series' of currency notes is issued

  • he 'Ash series' of notes is issued, named after John Ash, the note printer.

  • The 1953/54 series of currency notes is issued.

  • The first series of decimal notes is issued.

  • A $50 decimal currency note is issued.

  • A $100 decimal currency note is issued.

  • A $100 polymer note is issued, completing the first series of polymer notes.