r49 – Mc71 # 1954 Coombs/Wilson Five Pound Banknotes

Obverse	Sir John Franklin
Reverse	Aboriginal artifacts & primary produce
Signatories	H. C. Coombs, Governor, Commonwealth Bank of Australia Roland Wilson, Secretary to the Treasury
Size	167.64mm [width] 78.74mm [height]
Composition	Paper – 83 gsm
Watermark	Captain Cook in left oval ’FIVE’ behind each signature
Serial Numbers	Prefix letters TA or TB over numeral TA/00 000001 to TB/41 120000

Notes : The death of King George VI belatedly led to the introduction of new designs for the five pound note. Arctic explorer, Sir John Franklin features on the front of the new note and a mural celebrating the produce of Australia's Primary Industry surrounding a central motif of Aboriginal artefacts appears on the back.

Approximately 309,519,000 five pound notes were produced between 1954 and 1966 with the only changes being in signatory H. C. Coombs title when responsibility for issuing notes was transferred from the Commonwealth Bank to the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Valuation : r49 – Mc71 # Coombs/Wilson Five Pound Banknotes

	VG	Fine	VF	EF	aUNC	CFU
1998	15	30	40	75	150	250
2003	20	35	60	150	300	500
2008	30	60	140	350	700	1200
Auction Prices
2012	40	[36] 56	[47] 125	[98] 203	[163] 450	[496] 700
2013				234	505

First serial prefix TA/00 # r49F – Mc71a

	VG	Fine	VF	EF	aUNC	CFU
2008	250	550	1250	2500	4000	6000
Auction Prices
2013	135

Last circulation serial prefix TB/41 # r49L – Mc71b

	VG	Fine	VF	EF	aUNC	CFU
2010	400	750	2000	4000	6000	8000
Auction Prices
2012		350

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