| Obverse |
George V |
| Reverse |
Manufactures |
| Signatories |
E. C. Riddle, Governor, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
H. J. Sheehan, Secretary to the Treasury |
| Size | 154.94mm [width], 81.28mm [height] |
| Composition | Paper – 77 gsm |
| Watermark | Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) in left oval
’HALF’ behind each signature |
| Mintage | 21,000,000 |
Serial
Numbers |
Prefix C over numeral
C/0 000001 to C/20 1000000
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Notes : By introducing a ’legal tender’ status for issued banknotes, there was no longer a need for them to be redeemable in gold.
The opportunity was taken with this change to reduce the size of the note to a more manageable size. Other innovations were the addition of
an oval in which the watermark profile of the Prince of Wales was displayed, and another watermark - HALF - behind each signature.
Approximately 21,000,000 of the 1933 reduced size ten shilling note were printed. Variations in the colour of notes of this type occur, from
a light brown to a darker chocolate. There are also variations in the background red and green colours.
Valuation : r9 – Mc17 # Riddle/Sheehan Ten Shilling Banknotes
| Grading | VG | Fine | VF | EF | aUNC | CFU |
| 1998 | 300 | 600 | 1,250 | 3,000 | 4,500 | 6,500 |
| 2003 | 500 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 15,000 |
| 2008 | 1,100 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 12,000 | 24,000 | 40,000 |
| 2009 | | | [$5,750] | | | |
Lot 140 at the International Auction Galleries Auction 70 held on 13th September, 2009
was a trio of r9 banknotes - graded UNC - which realised a price of $123,490
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