5 Pounds, Reserve Bank, Australia, 1960–1965 (Pick 35)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1960-1965
Issuing entity
AustraliaThis 5 Pounds note was issued in Australia by the Reserve Bank, with dates recorded from 1960–1965. It belongs to the Pound (1788-1966) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Elizabeth II (1952-2022). It measures 168 × 79 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 35.
Obverse: Blue green print. Sir John Franklin at right. Royal Australian Arms at top-left, with law text underneath. Its lettering reads “AUSTRALIAN NOTE / £5 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA £5 / FIVE POUNDS / AUSTRALIA / LEGAL TENDER IN THE COMMONWEALTH AND IN ALL TERRITORIES UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE COMMONWEALTH / SIR JOHN FRANKLIN / GOVERNOR, RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA. / SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY. / £5 FIVE POUNDS FIVE POUNDS £5”.
Reverse: Blue print. Collaged fruit and grains behind an Aboriginal shield and boomerang, bull, sheep & cow representing Primary Production. Its lettering reads “£5 £5 / £5 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA £5”. The note was printed by T. S. Harrison Australian Note Printer, Melbourne, Australia (1913-date). Watermark: Captain James Cook, also the word FIVE behind each signature. Signatures recorded for the type: Herbert Cole Coombs (HCC) (Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia); Roland Wilson (RW) (Secretary to the Treasury).
Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 2
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Historical context
Signature of the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia
Physical characteristics
- Size
- 168 × 79 mm
- Shape
- Rectangular
- Material
- Paper
- Watermark
- Captain James Cook, also the word FIVE behind each signature.
Technical characteristics
- Printer
- T. S. Harrison Australian Note Printer, Melbourne, Australia (1913-date)
- Currency
- Pound (1788-1966)
- Signatures
- Herbert Cole Coombs (HCC) (Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia) Roland Wilson (RW) (Secretary to the Treasury)
- Issuing bank
- Reserve Bank
Design
- Obverse
- Blue green print. Sir John Franklin at right. Royal Australian Arms at top-left, with law text underneath.
- Reverse
- Blue print. Collaged fruit and grains behind an Aboriginal shield and boomerang, bull, sheep & cow representing Primary Production.
- Obverse lettering
- AUSTRALIAN NOTE / £5 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA £5 / FIVE POUNDS / AUSTRALIA / LEGAL TENDER IN THE COMMONWEALTH AND IN ALL TERRITORIES UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE COMMONWEALTH / SIR JOHN FRANKLIN / GOVERNOR, RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA. / SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY. / £5 FIVE POUNDS FIVE POUNDS £5
- Reverse lettering
- £5 £5 / £5 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA £5
Identification
- Value
- 5 Pounds
- Dates recorded
- 1960-1965
- Distinguishing features
- Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
- Catalogue number to match
- Pick 35
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
Recorded means a field is present, not independently verified. Read its wording, supporting source and the entry’s confidence level.
Catalogue references
- Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P35
- NumistaN# 202364
Research required
- Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.