Editing Australian dollar (section)

=== 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.