| Obverse |
Australian Note with Blue/Orange/Blue Background |
| Reverse |
Orange/Mauve/Orange main design |
| Signatories |
James R. Collins, Assistant Secretary
George T. Allen, Secretary to the Treasury
|
| Size | 182.88mm [width], 101.60mm [height] |
| Composition | Paper |
| Watermark | ’SOVEREIGN’ in large letters |
| Mintage | 2,000,000 |
Serial
Numbers |
Number in serial
Prefix & Suffix of C or Prefix & Suffix of D |
Notes :
This note was an interim emergency issue, printed at the Government Printing Office by the Government Stamp Printer,
to meet the large demand for banknotes generated during the early years of World War I. It was known as the Rainbow Note
because of the colours in the design which merged from light blue ends through green to bright orange in the centre of
the front. On the back, this colouring was reversed.
Valuation : r20a – Mc33 # Collins/Allen One Pound Banknotes
These notes only appear very rarely, so any valuations are largely hypothetical.
Lot 2625 at Downies Auction 32 held on 9th July, 2009
was a R20a note - graded VG - which realised a price of $24,446.
Lot 153 at the International Auction Galleries Auction 70 held on 13th September, 2009
was a r20a banknote - graded aVF - which realised a price of $73,395
Lot 155 at the International Auction Galleries Auction 71 held on 14th March, 2010
was a r20a banknote - graded VF - which realised a price of $122,325
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