r313a – Mc176 # 1991 Fraser/Cole Ten Dollar Banknotes With Plate Identification Letter

Obverse	Francis Howard Greenway
Reverse	Henry Lawson
Signatories	B. W. Fraser, Governor, Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia A. S. Cole, Secretary to the Treasury
Size	154.94mm [width], 76.20mm [height]
Composition	Paper
Watermark	Captain Cook in left panel
Serial Numbers	MFQ 000001 to MHJ 624000 MHK 000001 to MPV 999999 MPX 477001 to MRR 999999

Notes : Serial Prefix MRR was the last series of ten dollar paper notes printed.

Plate Identification Letters (PIL) : According to Greg McDonald's publication The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes [Sixteenth edition, November 2008, ISBN 978-0-9751244-9-9] Plate Identification Letters are very small letters found on each banknote of nearly all paper decimal notes issued. Although initially thought to be a security device, it seems that some markings were included to assist with quality control. The plate letters were on the intaglio printing plates. It is interesting to note that the prefix letters of a banknote run alphabetically and consecutively across the sheet (left to right).

Plate Identification Letters were to be phased out by 1990 and prior to the introduction of polymer notes. Despite this, an interesting feature occurred during the latter part of the printing of the 1993 Fraser Cole paper Ten Dollar note. Throughout bundles of the last print run there was a plate letter on every third note.

Locate Plate Identification Letters here

Valuation : r313a – Mc176 # Fraser/Cole Ten Dollar Banknotes

	Fine	VF	EF	aUNC	CFU
1998	12	20	25	30	35
2003	13	22	30	35	40
2008	20	30	40	50	60
Auction Prices
2012					[14] 24

First serial prefix MFQ # r313aF – Mc176a

	Fine	VF	EF	aUNC	CFU
2008	20	30	60	85	200
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2012

Last serial prefix MRR # r313aL – Mc176b

	Fine	VF	EF	aUNC	CFU
2008	20	30	50	75	200
Auction Prices
2012					[58] 91
2013					168

r313b – Mc177 notes without Plate Identification Letters

General prefix banknotes # r313b – Mc177

	Fine	VF	EF	aUNC	CFU
1998	11	12	14	16	20
2003	11	13	20	25	30
2008	12	15	25	35	50
Auction Prices
2012					56

First serial prefix MFQ # r313bF – Mc177a

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This note has yet to be sighted and any values are only hypothetical

Last serial prefix MRR # r313bL – Mc177b

	Fine	VF	EF	aUNC	CFU
2008	15	25	35	45	85
Auction Prices
2012					[58] 91

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