| Obverse |
Coat of Arms & George V |
| Reverse |
Goulburn Weir, Victoria |
| Signatories |
E. C. Riddle, Governor, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
H. J. Sheehan, Secretary to the Treasury |
| Size | 180.34mm [width], 78.74mm [height] |
| Composition | Paper – 75 gsm |
| Watermark |
Light basketweave around edges and ’10/–’ (twice) in centre
Dark ’Commonwealth’ above and ’Australia’ below centre
|
| Mintage | 4,892,000 |
Serial
Numbers |
Prefix of large B over numeral
Approximately B/38 to B/43 714000
|
Valuation : r8b – Mc16 # Riddle/Sheehan Ten Shilling Banknotes
| Grading | VG | Fine | VF | EF | aUNC | CFU |
| 1998 | 250 | 500 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 4,000 | 7,000 |
| 2003 | 400 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 15,000 |
| 2008 | 800 | 1,800 | 5,000 | 13,000 | 25,000 | 44,000 |
Lot 138 at the International Auction Galleries Auction 70 held on 13th September, 2009
was a pair of r8b banknotes - graded aUNC/UNC - which realised a price of $78,055
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