| Obverse |
Coat of Arms |
| Reverse |
Hawkesbury River, N.S.W |
| Signatories |
James Kell, Chairman of Directors, Note Issue Department
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
James R. Collins, Secretary to the Treasury |
| Size | 180.34mm [width], 78.74mm [height] |
| Composition | Paper – 75 gsm |
| Watermark |
Light basketweave around edges and ’£5’ (twice) in centre
Dark ’Commonwealth’ above and ’Australia’ below centre |
| Mintage | 7,620,870 [includes black & dark blue signatures] |
Serial
Numbers |
Dark Blue Signatures Prefix letter Q over numeral
Q / 5 [first number unknown] to Q / 7 620870
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Notes :
The Kell/Collins signature combination was printed in both black and dark blue.
Examination by holding the note up to light may be necessary to determine the colour used on a particular note.
Valuation : r38b – Mc59 # Kell/Collins Five Pound Banknotes
These notes only appear very rarely, so any valuations are largely hypothetical.
Lot 177 at the International Auction Galleries Auction 70 held on 13th September, 2009
was a r38b banknote - graded EF - which realised a price of $45,435
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