Editing Australian dollar (section)

== Banknotes ==
{{Main|Banknotes of the Australian dollar}}

=== First series ===
The first paper issues of the Australian dollar were issued in 1966. The $1, $2, $10 and $20 notes had exact equivalents in the former pound notes. The $5 note was issued in 1967, the $50 was issued in 1973 and the $100 was issued in 1984.<ref>''History of Banknotes'' http://banknotes.rba.gov.au/australias-banknotes/history/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025162900/http://banknotes.rba.gov.au/australias-banknotes/history/ |date=25 October 2015 }}</ref>

The $1 banknote was replaced by [[Australian one dollar coin|a $1 coin]] in 1984, while the [[$2 note (Australian)|$2 banknote]] was replaced by [[Australian two dollar coin|a smaller $2 coin]] in 1988.<ref name="rbafgfysjf-mus-inflate-note">{{Cite web |url=http://museum.rba.gov.au/displays/rba-currency-reform/#inflation-and-the-note-issue |title=The Reserve Bank and Reform of the Currency: 1960–1988, Inflation and the Note Issue |publisher=Reserve Bank of Australia |work=Reserve Bank of Australia Music um |access-date=31 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427094349/http://museum.rba.gov.au/displays/rba-currency-reform/#inflation-and-the-note-issue |archive-date=27 April 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Although no longer printed, all previous notes of the Australian dollar remain legal tender.<ref name="rba-legal">{{cite web|url=http://banknotes.rba.gov.au/legal/deliberate-damage/|title=DELIBERATE DAMAGE|publisher=[[Reserve Bank of Australia]]|quote=All Australian banknotes, present and all past issues, are lawfully current in Australia.|work=Legal|access-date=9 February 2015|archive-date=4 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150304102856/http://banknotes.rba.gov.au/legal/deliberate-damage/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Shortly after the changeover, substantial counterfeiting of $10 notes was detected. This provided an impetus for the Reserve Bank of Australia to develop new note technologies jointly with the [[Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation]], culminating in the introduction of the first [[polymer banknote]] in 1988.

=== First polymer series ===
Australia was the first country to produce [[polymer banknote]]s,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20071644 |work=[[BBC News]] |title=Wi-fi, dual-flush loos and eight more Australian inventions |date=8 November 2012 |access-date=25 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108070446/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20071644 |archive-date=8 November 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> more specifically made of [[polypropylene]] polymer, which were produced by [[Note Printing Australia]]. These polymer notes are cleaner than paper notes, are more durable and easily recyclable.

The first polymer banknote was issued in 1988 as a $10 note<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.banknotes.rba.gov.au/australias-banknotes/other-banknotes/index.html|title=Other Banknotes|website=Reserve Bank of Australia Banknotes|access-date=10 October 2021|archive-date=31 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331123357/https://www.banknotes.rba.gov.au/australias-banknotes/other-banknotes/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> commemorating the bicentenary of European settlement in Australia. The note depicted on one side a young male Aboriginal person in body paint, with other elements of Aboriginal culture. On the reverse side was the ship ''Supply'' from the First Fleet, with a background of Sydney Cove, as well as a group of people to illustrate the diverse backgrounds from which Australia has evolved over 200 years.

The first polymer series was rolled out starting 1992 and featured the following persons:

* The $100 note features world-renowned soprano [[Nellie Melba|Dame Nellie Melba]] (1861–1931), and the distinguished soldier, engineer and administrator [[John Monash|General Sir John Monash]] (1865–1931).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.banknotes.rba.gov.au/australias-banknotes/banknotes-in-circulation/hundred-dollar/index.html |title=$100 Banknote |publisher=Reserve Bank of Australia Banknotes |access-date=10 October 2021 |archive-date=10 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010090612/https://www.banknotes.rba.gov.au/australias-banknotes/banknotes-in-circulation/hundred-dollar/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
* The $50 note features Aboriginal writer and inventor [[David Unaipon]] (1872–1967), and Australia's first female parliamentarian, [[Edith Cowan]] (1861–1932).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.banknotes.rba.gov.au/australias-banknotes/banknotes-in-circulation/fifty-dollar/index.html |title=$50 Banknote |publisher=Reserve Bank of Australia Banknotes |access-date=10 October 2021 |archive-date=10 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010090607/https://www.banknotes.rba.gov.au/australias-banknotes/banknotes-in-circulation/fifty-dollar/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
* The $20 note features the founder of the world's first aerial medical service (the [[Royal Flying Doctor Service]]), the [[John Flynn (minister)|Reverend John Flynn]] (1880–1951), and [[Mary Reibey]] (1777–1855), who arrived in Australia as a convict in 1792 and went on to become a successful shipping magnate and philanthropist.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.banknotes.rba.gov.au/australias-banknotes/banknotes-in-circulation/twenty-dollar/index.html |title=$20 Banknote |publisher=Reserve Bank of Australia Banknotes |access-date=10 October 2021 |archive-date=10 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010090610/https://www.banknotes.rba.gov.au/australias-banknotes/banknotes-in-circulation/twenty-dollar/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
* The $10 note features the poets [[Banjo Paterson]] (1864–1941) and [[Mary Gilmore|Dame Mary Gilmore]] (1865–1962). This note incorporates micro-printed excerpts of Paterson's and Gilmore's work.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.banknotes.rba.gov.au/australias-banknotes/banknotes-in-circulation/ten-dollar/index.html |title=$10 Banknote |publisher=Reserve Bank of Australia Banknotes |access-date=10 October 2021 |archive-date=10 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010090611/https://www.banknotes.rba.gov.au/australias-banknotes/banknotes-in-circulation/ten-dollar/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
* The $5 note features [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] and [[Parliament House, Canberra]], the national capital.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.banknotes.rba.gov.au/australias-banknotes/banknotes-in-circulation/five-dollar/index.html |title=$5 Banknote |publisher=Reserve Bank of Australia Banknotes |access-date=10 October 2021 |archive-date=10 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010090607/https://www.banknotes.rba.gov.au/australias-banknotes/banknotes-in-circulation/five-dollar/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

A special centenary issue of the $5 note in 2001 featured [[Henry Parkes|Sir Henry Parkes]] and [[Catherine Helen Spence]]. In 2015–2016 there were petitions to feature [[Fred Hollows]] on the upgraded $5 note, but failed to push through when the new note was introduced on 1 September 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Campaign to put Fred Hollows on Australian $5 note |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/76236396/campaign-to-put-fred-hollows-on-australian-5-note |publisher=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=25 January 2016 |access-date=25 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127094516/https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/76236396/campaign-to-put-fred-hollows-on-australian-5-note |archive-date=27 January 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-25/fred-hollows-on-five-dollar-bill-campaign/7111356 |title='Put Fred on a fiver': Call for Australian great to feature on banknote |last1=Vernon |first1=Jackson |last2=Dalzell |first2=Stephanie |date=25 January 2016 |publisher=ABC News |language=en-AU |access-date=25 August 2019 |archive-date=18 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818070717/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-25/fred-hollows-on-five-dollar-bill-campaign/7111356 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="new 5" />

Australia also prints polymer banknotes for a number of other countries through [[Note Printing Australia]], a wholly owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of Australia. Note Printing Australia prints polymer notes or simply supplies the polymer substrate<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/spencer.pdf |page=4 |title=Paying with Polymer: Developing Canada's New Bank Notes |publisher=[[Bank of Canada]] |date=20 June 2011 |access-date=12 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626150611/https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/spencer.pdf |archive-date=26 June 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> for a growing number of other countries including [[Bangladesh]], [[Brunei]], [[Chile]], [[Kuwait]], [[Malaysia]], [[Mexico]], [[Nepal]], [[New Zealand]], [[Papua New Guinea]], [[Romania]], [[Samoa]], [[Singapore]], [[Solomon Islands]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Vietnam]]. Many other countries are showing a strong interest in the new technology.

=== Second polymer series ===
On 27 September 2012, the [[Reserve Bank of Australia]] stated that it had ordered work on a project to upgrade the current banknotes. The upgraded banknotes would incorporate a number of new future proof security features<ref>Media Release: R.B.A.: ''Upgrading Australia's Banknotes'' http://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2012/mr-12-27.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403141719/http://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2012/mr-12-27.html |date=3 April 2013 }}</ref> and include tactile features like Braille dots for ease of use of the visually impaired.<ref>"Next Generation Banknotes: Additional Feature for the Vision Impaired". www.rba.gov.au (Press release). Media Office-Reserve Bank of Australia. 13 February 2015.</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-18/13yo-blind-boy-successfully-campaigns-for-tactile-banknotes/6144262 |title=RBA to introduce tactile banknotes after 13yo blind boy Connor McLeod campaigns for change |first=Nance |last=Haxton |access-date=19 February 2015 |publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |date=19 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219034832/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-18/13yo-blind-boy-successfully-campaigns-for-tactile-banknotes/6144262 |archive-date=19 February 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> All persons featured on the first polymer series were retained on the second polymer series. However, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the government has announced that the $5 note will be replaced with a design reflecting Indigenous history and culture.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-02-02 |title=Media Release: New $5 Banknote Design |url=https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2023/mr-23-02.html |access-date= |website=Reserve Bank of Australia |language=en-AU}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
|+ Banknote series (since 2016)
|-
!rowspan="2"| Value !!colspan="2"| Image!!colspan="2"| Design !!rowspan="2"| Dimensions<sup>1</sup> (mm) !!rowspan="2"| Weight<sup>1</sup> (g) !!rowspan="2"| Main colour !!rowspan="2"| Window image !! rowspan="2"|Embossing<sup>3</sup> !! rowspan="2"|Printed !! rowspan="2"|Issued
|-
! Front !! Back !! Front !! Back
|-
| [[Australian five-dollar note|$5]]
| [[File:2016 Australian five dollar note obverse.jpg|91px]]
| [[File:2016 Australian five dollar note reverse.jpg|91px]]
| [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]]
| [[Parliament House, Canberra|Parliament House]]<sup>4</sup>
| 130 × 65
| ''unknown''
| Purple
| Top to Bottom window<sup>2</sup>
| Federation star
| Current
| 1 September 2016<ref name="new 5">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2016/mr-16-09.html |title= Next Generation of Banknotes: $5 Banknote Design Reveal |website=www.rba.gov.au |publisher=Reserve Bank of Australia |date=12 April 2016 |access-date=25 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412063819/https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2016/mr-16-09.html |archive-date=12 April 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Australian ten-dollar note|$10]]
|[[File:2017_Australian_ten_dollar_note_obverse.jpg|96px]]
|[[File:2017_Australian_ten_dollar_note_reverse.jpg|96px]]
| [[Banjo Paterson]]
| [[Mary Gilmore|Dame Mary Gilmore]]
| 137 × 65
| ''unknown''
| Blue
| Top to bottom window
| Pen nib
| Current
| 20 September 2017<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2017/mr-17-04.html|title=Next Generation of Banknotes: $10 Design Reveal |website=www.rba.gov.au |publisher=Reserve Bank of Australia |date=17 February 2017 |access-date=25 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217014058/https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2017/mr-17-04.html |archive-date=17 February 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Australian twenty-dollar note|$20]]
|[[File:Australian_20_dollar_note_Reverse_Fourth_Series.jpeg|101px]]
|[[File:Australian_20_dollar_note_RBA_Reverse_Fourth_Series.jpeg|101px]]
| [[Mary Reibey]]
| [[John Flynn (minister)|Reverend John Flynn]]
| 144 × 65
|0.82g
|Red
|Top to bottom window
|Compass
|Current
| 9 October 2019<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2019/mr-19-28.html |title=Next Generation of Banknotes: $20 Enters General Circulation |website=www.rba.gov.au |publisher=Reserve Bank of Australia |date=8 October 2019 |access-date=25 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108200622/https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2019/mr-19-28.html |archive-date=8 November 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Australian fifty-dollar note|$50]]
|[[File:2018_Australian_fifty_dollar_note_obverse.jpg|106px]]
|[[File:2018_Australian_fifty_dollar_note_reverse.jpg|106px]]
| [[David Unaipon]]
| [[Edith Cowan]]
| 151 × 65
| ''unknown''
| Yellow
| Top to bottom window
| Book
| Current
| 18 October 2018<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2018/mr-18-22.html |title=Next Generation of Banknotes: Circulation Date for the New $50 Banknote |website=www.rgba.gov.au |publisher=Reserve Bank of Australia |date=5 September 2018 |access-date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229220242/https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2018/mr-18-22.html |archive-date=29 December 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Australian one hundred-dollar note|$100]]
| [[File:Australian 100 dollar note Obverse Fourth Series.jpeg|111px]]
| [[File:Australian 100 dollar note Reverse Fourth Series.jpg|111px]]
| Dame [[Nellie Melba]]
| Sir [[John Monash]]
| 158 × 65
| ''unknown''
| Green
| Top to bottom window
| Fan
|Current
| 29 October 2020<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2020/mr-20-21.html |title=Next Generation of Banknotes: Circulation Date for the New Banknote |website=www.rba.gov.au |publisher=Reserve Bank of Australia |date=30 September 2020 |access-date=25 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017135848/https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2020/mr-20-21.html |archive-date=17 October 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/australias-new-100-dollar-banknote-enters-circulation-impossible-to-forge/6e66da0b-7512-434e-bd47-e2100f015cb4 |title=Australia's new $100 banknote enters circulation |publisher=9 News Australia |date=29 October 2020 |access-date=25 September 2022 |archive-date=31 March 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331123359/https://www.9news.com.au/national/australias-new-100-dollar-banknote-enters-circulation-impossible-to-forge/6e66da0b-7512-434e-bd47-e2100f015cb4 }}</ref>
|-
|colspan="12"|{{Standard banknote table notice|standard_scale=Y|BrE=Y}} <small>Source: Reserve Bank of Australia.<ref name=rba-mus-polymer>{{cite web|title=A Complete Series of Polymer Banknotes: 1992–1996|url=http://museum.rba.gov.au/displays/a-complete-series-of-polymer-banknotes/|website=Reserve Bank of Australia Museum|publisher=Reserve Bank of Australia|access-date=31 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215071843/http://museum.rba.gov.au/displays/a-complete-series-of-polymer-banknotes/|archive-date=15 February 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://banknotes.rba.gov.au/banknote-features|title=RBA Banknotes: Banknote Features|access-date=2018-04-09|language=en|archive-date=7 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707131344/https://www.banknotes.rba.gov.au/banknote-features/|url-status=live}}</ref></small>
|-
|colspan="12"|
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'''Remarks''':
# Thickness and weight of notes is +/-5 percent per 1,000 notes
# A new clear polymer window that goes from the top to the bottom of the note that is all clear
# Embossing is inside the small window.
# There are two blocks of micro-text on the reverse side of the Fourth series five dollar note, which contains excerpts of the [[Constitution of Australia]]}}
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