r217a – Mc303a # 1995 Fraser/Evans Five Dollar Banknotes
Wide Orientation Bands
|
| Obverse |
Queen Elizabeth II with Gum Branch |
| Reverse |
Old and New Parliament House, Capital Hill, Canberra |
| Signatories |
B. W. Fraser, Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia
E.A. Evans, Secretary to the Treasury |
| Size |
130.00mm [width], 65.00mm [height] |
| Composition |
Polymer |
| Watermark |
Polymer banknotes saw the end of the watermark, which was replaced with
a Variable Optical Security Device in the bottom corner. The clear window [Optical Security
Device] contains a stylised gum [eucalyptus] flower. |
Serial
Numbers | Two letter & Two number Prefix
AA95 – KC95 |
Notes :
The Reserve Bank of Australia introduced a brighter coloured $5 note on April 24, 1995.
This was done to make the new note easier to distinguish from the $10 polymer bank note. They also
made the numeral 5 on the note a lot bolder.
In an effort to assist in the sorting of large stacks of notes, orientation bands were also printed at the
top and bottom of the banknote. When new printing plates were made (after a number of the
existing printing plates were damaged), a variety occured with about four lines in the orientation
bands, now referred to as wide orientation bands. The former narrow variety is found in about 13,000,000
notes (in prefixes HC 95 to KC 95 only) out of a total of 95,000,000 $5 notes printed in 1995.
The original orientation bands that were used were approximately
seven (diagonal) lines wide. The later only used four.
Notes :
No circulation $5 dollar notes were issued in 1994, 1999, 2000 or 2004.
Valuation : r217a – Mc303a # Fraser/Evans [Wide Orientation Bands] Five Dollar Banknotes
| | Fine | VF | EF | aUNC | CFU |
| 1998 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 2003 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| 2008 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 40 |
| Auction Prices |
| 2012 | | | | | |
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First serial prefix AA95 # r217aF – Mc303a/1
|
| | Fine | VF | EF | aUNC | CFU |
| 2008 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 40 | 60 |
| Auction Prices |
| 2012 | | | | | 43 |
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Last serial prefix KC95 # r217aL – Mc303a/2
|
| | Fine | VF | EF | aUNC | CFU |
| 2008 | 175 | 350 | 750 | 1100 | 1750 |
| Auction Prices |
| 2012 | | | | | |
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1995 Fraser/Evans Narrow Orientation Bands Five Dollar Banknotes
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|
General prefix r217ai – Mc303b
|
| | Fine | VF | EF | aUNC | CFU |
| 1998 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
| 2003 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 35 |
| 2008 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 40 | 60 |
| Auction Prices |
| 2012 | | | | | |
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First serial prefix HC95 # r217aiF – Mc303b/1
|
| | Fine | VF | EF | aUNC | CFU |
| 2008 | 175 | 350 | 750 | 1000 | 1500 |
| Auction Prices |
| 2012 | 143 | | | | |
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Last serial prefix KC95 # r217aiL – Mc303b/2
|
| | Fine | VF | EF | aUNC | CFU |
| 2008 | 175 | 350 | 750 | 1100 | 1750 |
| Auction Prices |
| 2012 | | | | | |
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1996 Fraser/Evans General Issue Five Dollar Banknotes
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General prefix r217b – Mc303c
|
| | Fine | VF | EF | aUNC | CFU |
| 2008 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 40 |
| Auction Prices |
| 2012 | | | | | |
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First serial prefix BA96 # r217bF – Mc303c/1
|
| | Fine | VF | EF | aUNC | CFU |
| 2008 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 55 |
| Auction Prices |
| 2012 | | | | | |
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Last serial prefix EA96 # r217bL – Mc303c/2
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| | Fine | VF | EF | aUNC | CFU |
| 2003 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| 2008 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 40 | 60 |
| Auction Prices |
| 2012 | | | | | [71] 125 |
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