| Obverse |
Coat of Arms |
| Reverse |
Hawkesbury River, N.S.W |
| Signatories |
E. C. Riddle, 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 / 11 290001 to approx Q / 12
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Notes :
The first Riddle/Heathershaw five pound notes were mistakenly printed with the former title of Chairman of
Directors, Note Issue Department instead of Governor, Commonwealth Bank. The mistake was quickly rectified resulting
in this rare issue. The serial numbers used for the Note Issue Department type were within the range used for the
Commonwealth Bank type, however, prefixes of only Q/11 or Q/12 occur.
Valuation : r41 – Mc62 # Riddle/Heathershaw Five Pound Banknotes
These notes only appear very rarely, so any valuations are largely hypothetical.
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