Hawkesbury River – pre 1924 – 170.18mm [width] 106.68mm [height]
The design on the back of five pound notes issued between 1913 and 1932 features a vignette of the Hawkesbury River near Peat's Ferry in New South Wales.

Hawkesbury River – post 1924 – 180.34mm [width] 78.74mm [height]
The design on the back of five pound notes issued between 1913 and 1932 features a vignette of the Hawkesbury River near Peat's Ferry in New South Wales.

Commerce
A distinctive feature of currency notes designed in the 1930's was the use of artwork by Frank Manley based on bas-relief panels originally designed by artist Paul Raphael Montford. These panels represented various sectors of the Australian economic life :

• Manufacturing – Ten shilling note
• Pastoral – One pound note
• Commerce – Five pound note
• Agriculture – Ten pound note
• Mining – Fifty pound note
• Dairying – One hundred pound note

Produce of Australia
A mural celebrating the produce of Australia's Primary Industry surrounding a central motif of Aboriginal artefacts appears on the back.