One Dollar 1966 - 1982

1966 Coombs/Wilson  Uncirculated

Prefixes AAB to AGD     L: $105  : $249

First Prefix AAA     L: $1340  H: $1470

Last Prefix AGE      L: $1580  H: $1900

STAR Mid-range Prefixes ZAB to ZAE    L: $3230  H: $3630

First STAR Prefix ZAA     L: $3480  H: $3880

Last STAR Prefix ZAF     L: $3880  H: $4380

1968 Coombs/Randall  Uncirculated

Prefixes AGF to AHX     L: $705  H: $1580

First Prefix AGE     L: $1220  H: $1500

Last Prefix AHY     L: $1130  H: $1380

First STAR Prefix ZAF     L: $10300  H: $11800

STAR Mid-range Prefix ZAG     L: $8300  H: $9600

Last STAR Prefix ZAH     L: $10700  H: $12100

1969 Phillips/Randall  Uncirculated

Prefixes AHZ to BBD  LOW: $75  H: $90

First Prefix AHY  L: $1560  H: $1930

Last Prefix BBE  L: $444  H: $488

STAR Mid-range Prefixes ZAJ to ZAP  L: $3040  H: $3400

First STAR Prefix ZAH  L: $3240  H: $3930

Last STAR Prefix ZAQ  L: $3360  H: $3750

1972 Phillips/Wheeler  Uncirculated  "Commonwealth of Australia"

Prefixes BBG to BLF     L: $73  H: $105

First Prefix BBF     L: $425  H: $475

Last Prefix BLG     L: $496  H: $563

1974 Phillips/Wheeler  Uncirculated  "Australia"

Prefixes BLH to BYA     L: $61  H: $117

First Prefix BLG     L: $678  H: $850

Last Prefix BYB     L: $2431  H: $563

1976 Knight/Wheeler  Uncirculated 

Prefixes BYD to CKD - Centre thread     L: $45  H: $150

First Prefix BYC - Centre thread     L: $289  H: $363

Prefix CKE - Centre thread   L: $253  H: $325

DBP - Thick paper [000000 to 500000]     L: $140  H: $181

DPB - Thin paper [500001 to 999999]     L: $151  H: $358

Prefixes CGC to CPI - Side thread     L: $27  H: $95

First Prefix CGB - Side thread     L: $223  H: $270

Last Prefix CPJ - Side thread     L: $220  H: $268

1979 Knight/Stone  Uncirculated

Prefixes CPL to DGG  L: $11  H: $108

First Prefix CPK   L: $246  H: $300

Last Prefix DGH   L: $246  H: $300

1982 Johnston/Stone  Uncirculated

Prefixes DGK to DPR     L: $20  H: $65

First Prefix DGJ     L: $164  H: $325

Last Prefix DPS     L: $65  H: $104

To identify how quickly currency moved around Australia and to obtain benchmark figures on the life expectancy of circulating notes, the Reserve Bank released notes with a serial number prefix outside the normal sequence. In 1977, one dollar notes with the prefix DBP were released from single starting points in Perth and Tasmania. The DBP prefix was later used on Knight/Stone issues in 1979. The unique, one millionth DBP prefix note was printed with a serial number of 000000.

LAST UPDATED: 15th July 2025