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1966 Coombs/Wilson  Uncirculated

Prefixes SAB to SDQ   L: $131  H: $160

First Prefix SAA  L: $950  H: $1100

Last Prefix SDR   L: $1560  H: $1900

STAR Mid-range Prefixes ZSB to ZBC   L: $4390  H: $5200

First Prefix ZSA   L: $5400  H: $6100

Last Prefix ZSD   L: $5900  H: $6600

1967 Coombs/Randall  Uncirculated

Prefixes SDS to SFQ   L: $737  H: $811

First Prefix SDR   L: $1450  H: $1780

Last Prefix SFR   L: $1560  H: $1900

STAR No Mid-range prefixes

First Prefix ZSD   L: $16400  H: $19500

Last Prefix ZSE*   L: $13600  H: $14500

1968 Phillips/Randall  Uncirculated

Prefixes SFS to STF   L: $153  H: $165

First Prefix SFR   L: $556  H: $663

Last Prefix STG   L: $469  H: $563

STAR Mid-range Prefixes ZSG to ZSH   L: $6700  H: $7300

First Prefix ZSF  L: $8000  H: $9500

Last Prefix ZSJ   L: $8600  H: $10300

1972 Phillips/Wheeler "Commonwealth of Australia"  Uncirculated

Prefixes STI to TBA   L: $101  H: $130

First Prefix STH   L: $333  H: $405

Last Prefix TBB   L: $333  H: $405

1974 Phillips/Wheeler "Australia"  Uncirculated

Prefixes TBD to TEK   L: $192  H: $200

First Prefix TBC   L: $500  H: $613

Last Prefix TEL   L: $500  H: $613

1976 Knight/Wheeler  Uncirculated

Prefixes TEO to TJU - Centre Thread   L: $156  H: $183

First Prefix TEN - Centre Thread   L: $483  H: $600

Last Prefix TJV - Centre Thread   L: $756  H: $900

Prefixes THV to TPB - Side Thread   L: $99  H: $ 150

First Prefix THU - Side Thread   L: $300  H: $375

Last Prefix TPC - Side Thread   L: $344  H: $425

1979 Knight/Stone  Uncirculated

Prefixes TPE to TTK - Gothic   L: $79  H: $110

First Prefix TPD - Gothic   L: $219  H: $413

Last Prefix TTL - Gothic   L: $219  H: $413

Prefixes TTO to TXS - OCR-B   L: $60  H: $120

First Prefix TTN -OCR-B   L: $219  H: $413

Last Prefix TXT - OCR-B   L: $219  H: $425

1983 Johnston/Stone  Uncirculated

Prefixes TXV to UCB   L: $95  H: $110

First Prefix TXU   L: $330  H: $388

Last Prefix UCC   L: $330  H: $388

1985 Johnston/Fraser  Uncirculated

Prefixes UCE to MAB  L: $65  H: $ 88

First Prefix UCD  L: $265  H: $343

Last Prefix MAC  L: $281  H: $363

1989 Fraser/Higgins   Uncirculated

Prefixes YYI to MHK   L: $53  H: $197

First Prefix UYH   L: $253  H: $318

Last Prefix MHJ   L: $270  H: $345

1991 Fraser/Cole  Uncirculated

Prefixes MFR to MRQ - With Plate Letter   L: $49  H: $100

First Prefix MFQ - With Plate Letter   L: $225  H: $300

Last Prefix MRR - With Plate Letter   L: $231  H: $237

Prefixes MNC to MRQ - Without Plate Letter   L: $71  H: $101

First Prefix MNB - Without Plate Letter   L: $231  H: $300

Last Prefix MRR - Without Plate Letter   L: $88  H: $107

It refers to the letters that can be found on banknotes. Here's where it can be found on a Fraser-Cole 1991 10 dollars banknote

Starting in 1974, the Reserve Bank added a metallic security thread down the centre of banknotes as a new security feature. Because the center position is also the place where people fold their banknotes, they used prematurely. This is why the Reserve Bank moved the position of the thread to the side. The location of the thread (a dark line) can easily be found by looking at the banknote with enough lights passing through it.

It refers to the font used for the serial number. Gothic font is narrow compared to the OCR-B one.

It refers to the font used for the serial number. OCR-B (Optical Character Recognition) font is narrow compared to the Gothic one. OCR-B function was to facilitate the optical character recognition operations by specific electronic devices. It was accepted as the world standard in 1973.

It refers to the star (pre-decimal) or asterix (decimal) that can be found at the end of the serial number to indicates replacement notes.

LAST UPDATED: 15th July 2025