| Obverse |
Coat of Arms |
| Reverse |
Hawkesbury River, N.S.W |
| Signatories |
James Kell, Chairman of Directors, Note Issue Department
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
J. Heathershaw, 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 | 1,000,000 |
Serial
Numbers |
Prefix letter Q over numeral
Q / 7 620871 to approx Q / 9 [last number unknown]
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Notes :
The Kell/Heathershaw signature combination is printed in very dark blue. In some catalogues, a distinction is made
between black and dark blue signatures. The colour appears as black unless the note is held up to a strong light.
Valuation : r39 – Mc60 # Kell/Heathershaw Five Pound Banknotes
These notes only appear very rarely, so any valuations are largely hypothetical.
Lot 178 at the International Auction Galleries Auction 70 held on 13th September, 2009
was a r39 banknote - graded UNC - which realised a price of $104,850
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