| Obverse |
Coat of Arms |
| Reverse |
Goulburn Weir, Victoria. ’Half Sovereign’ repeated in background |
| Signatories |
C. J. Cerutty, Assistant Secretary
James R. Collins, Secretary to the Treasury |
| Size | 195.58mm [width], 86.36mm [height] |
| Composition | Paper |
| Watermark | None |
| Mintage | 31,000,000 |
Serial
Numbers |
Bold typeface. Prefix M with Suffix D to H, J to L, P to T or
Prefix N with Suffix A to H, J to M, P to T, X and Z
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Notes :
The number range for this bold type serial variety was shared by the medium type serial variety. The two types were numbered on
different printing machines during the same period. The number ranges were M 000001 D to M 1000000 D, M-E and M-F.
The later ranges M-G to M-T and N-A to N-Z had the bold type only. Suffixes of I, M, N and O were not used with the M prefix.
Suffixes of I, N, O, U, V, W and Y were not used with the N prefix.
Valuation : r3b – Mc10 # Cerutty/Collins Ten Shilling Banknotes
| Grading | VG | Fine | VF | EF | aUNC | CFU |
| 1998 | 350 | 700 | 2,000 | 5,000 | 7,500 | 11,000 |
| 2003 | 750 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 7,500 | 12,500 | 20,000 |
| 2008 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 9,000 | 20,000 | 40,000 | 55,000 |
| 2009 | [$1,515] | | | | [$39,610] | |
Lot 574 at the International Auction Galleries Auction 74 held on 2nd June, 2011
was a pair of r3b banknotes - graded aUNC - which realised a price of $116,500.
The finest of only two known pairs.
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