...Australia $20 1993 Twenty Dollars Commemorative 80th Anniversary

80th Anniversary of First Commonwealth Note 1913-1993
Twenty Dollars, Dated 1993

Reverse

The first notes were printed in a Customs establishment situated near the Melbourne Docks - the (then) King's Warehouse. This building, which still stands today as the Queen's Warehouse, acts as the central design theme in this folder. To link the 1913 with 1993, the numbering on the left hand side of this Twenty Dollar note has been printed in a similar typeface, colour and in the same numbering range as used in 1913 for the ten shilling note. The numbering typeface on the right hand side is the same used on paper notes in 1993 but in red - the first decimal note to be numbered in this colour. By taking the pre decimal Ted Pound (now $20) note into consideration, this particular denomination circulated between 1925 and 1973 as the highest value note issued for the longest period of Australia's note issuing history - 48 years.

Front Cover

Footnote:
Note M00001 was raffled off at Brisbane fair and sold for $1,500.00;
Notes M000002 to M000500 was sold for $95.00 each;
Notes M003001 to M005500 was sold for $40.00 each.