Sydney's early architect Francis Greenway, and Henry Lawson, one of Australia's best known poets and short story writers, were shown on the $10 note. Australia's banknotes were also transformed in this period. In 1988, harry Williamson was chosen to lead the design team, with a theme of 'settlement'. First banknote in the world to be printed on a non-fibrous polymer substrate.
1966 Coombs/Wilson Uncirculated
Prefixes XAB - XBN H: $150 [$150] [$150]
First Prefix XAA H: $666 [$675] [$675]
Last Prefix XBP H: $569 [$700] [$700]
1966 Coombs/Wilson Almost Uncirculated
Prefixes XAB - XBN H: $50 [$85]
First Prefix XAA H: $268 [$400]
Last Prefix XBP H: $288 [$425]
1966 Coombs/Wilson Extremely Fine
Prefixes XAB - XBN H: $41 [$60]
First Prefix XAA H: $220 [$265]
Last Prefix XBP H: $186 [$290]
1967 Coombs/Randall Uncirculated
First Prefix XBQ H: $2800 [$8750] [$5250]
Prefix XBR H: $9100 [$5750] [$8000]
Last Prefix XBS H: $11100 [$9500] [$9000]
1967 Coombs/Randall Almost Uncirculated
First Prefix XBQ H: $2300 [$8750] [$5250]
Prefix XBR H: $2500 [$5750] [$8000]
Last Prefix XBS H: $3500 [$9500] [$9000]
1967 Coombs/Randall Extremely Fine
First Prefix XBQ H: $850 [$8750] [$5250]
Prefix XBR H: $9100 [$5750] [$8000]
Last Prefix XBS H: $11100 [$9500] [$9000]
1968 Phillips/Randall Uncirculated
Prefixes XBT - XET H: $413
First Prefix XBS H: $788
Last Prefix XEU H: $725
STAR Prefix ZXA* H: $25500
1968 Phillips/Randall Almost Uncirculated
Prefixes XBT - XET H: $157 [$280]
First Prefix XBS H: $388 [$475]
Last Prefix XEU H: $210 [$425]
STAR Prefix ZXA* H: $10400 [$22500]
1968 Phillips/Randall Extremely Fine
Prefixes XBT - XET H: $142 [$200]
First Prefix XBS H: $319 [$375]
Last Prefix XEU H: $196 [$325]
STAR Prefix ZXA* H: $6800 [$12500]
1972 Phillips/Wheeler Uncirculated 'Commonwealth of Australia'
Prefixes XEW - XGX H: $325 [$450] [$400]
First Prefix XEV H: $825 [$800] [$800]
Last Prefix XGY H: $774 [$875] [$900]
1972 Phillips/Wheeler Almost Uncirculated 'Commonwealth of Australia'
Prefixes XEW - XGX H: $225 [$280]
First Prefix XEV H: $312 [$475]
Last Prefix XGY H: $450 [$525]
1972 Phillips/Wheeler Extremely Fine 'Commonwealth of Australia'
Prefixes XEW - XGX H: $168 [$200]
First Prefix XEV H: $290 [$350]
Last Prefix XGY H: $366 [$400]
1974 Phillips/Wheeler Uncirculated 'Australia'
Prefixes XGS - XLG H: $1400 [$500] [$475]
First Prefix XGY H: $2300 [$2300] [$2300]
Last Prefix XLH H: $763 [$800] [$850]
1974 Phillips/Wheeler Almost Uncirculated 'Australia'
Prefixes XGS - XLG H: $530 [$300]
First Prefix XGY H: $850 [$1250]
Last Prefix XLH H: $375 [$475]
1974 Phillips/Wheeler Extremely Fine 'Australia'
Prefixes XGS - XLG H: $428 [$220]
First Prefix XGY H: $700 [$850]
Last Prefix XLH H: $315 [$375]
1976 Knight/Wheeler Uncirculated
Prefixes XLK - XST Centre Thread H: $398 [$400] [$400]
First Prefix XLJ Centre Thread H: $675 [$675] [$675]
Last Prefix XSU Centre Thread H: $750 [$775] [$775]
Prefixes XQS - XUY Side Thread H: $560 [$480] [$480]
First Prefix XQR Side Thread H: $6000 [$6000] [$6000]
Last Prefix XUZ Side Thread H: $850 [$900] [$900]
1976 Knight/Wheeler Almost Uncirculated
Prefixes XLK - XST Centre Thread H: $173 [$230]
First Prefix XLJ Centre Thread H: $350 [$450]
Last Prefix XSU Centre Thread H: $375 [$500]
Prefixes XQS - XUY Side Thread H: $223 [$275]
First Prefix XQR Side Thread H: $3000 [$4000]
Last Prefix XUZ Side Thread H: $438 [$575]
1976 Knight/Wheeler Extremely Fine
Prefixes XLK - XST Centre Thread H: $128 [$175]
First Prefix XLJ Centre Thread H: $288 [$325]
Last Prefix XSU Centre Thread H: $2914 [$375]
Prefixes XQS - XUY Side Thread H: $144 [$200]
First Prefix XQR Side Thread H: $2250 [$3000]
Last Prefix XUZ Side Thread H: $356 [$400]
1979 Knight/Stone Uncirculated
Prefixes XVB - VDQ Gothic H: $220 [$220] [$220]
First Prefix XVA Gothic H: $525 [$575] [$650]
Last Prefix VDQ Gothic H: $750 [$725] [$725]
Prefixes VDS - VGW - OCR-B H: $300 [$325] [$325]
First Prefix VDR - OCR-B H: $1730 [$1750] [$1750]
Last Prefix VGX - OCR-B H: $750 [$850] [$850]
1979 Knight/Stone Almost Uncirculated
Prefixes XVB - VDQ Gothic H: $95 [$220] [$220]
First Prefix XVA Gothic H: $250 [$575] [$650]
Last Prefix VDQ Gothic H: $375 [$725] [$725]
Prefixes VDS - VGW OCR-B H: $320 [$325] [$325]
First Prefix VDR OCR-B H: $825 [$1750] [$1750]
Last Prefix VGX OCR-B H: $363 [$850] [$850]
1979 Knight/Stone Extremely Fine
Prefixes XVB - VDQ Gothic H: $73 [$220] [$220]
First Prefix XVA Gothic H: $210 [$575] [$650]
Last Prefix VDQ Gothic H: $306 [$725] [$725]
Prefixes VDS - VGW - OCR-B H: $118 [$325] [$325]
First Prefix VDR OCR-B H: $650 [$1750] [$1750]
Last Prefix VGX OCR-B H: $300 [$850] [$850]
1983 Johnston/Stone Uncirculated
Prefixes VFW - VQJ H: $170 [$240] [$240]
First Prefix VFV H: $800 [$875] [$900]
Last Prefix VQK H: $725 [$725] [$725]
1983 Johnston/Stone Almost Uncirculated
Prefixes VFW - VQJ H: $90 [$160]
First Prefix VFV H: $388 [$550]
Last Prefix VQK H: $363 [$450]
1983 Johnston/Stone Extremely fine
Prefixes VFW - VQJ H: $69 [$100]
First Prefix VFV H: $319 [$425]
Last Prefix VQK H: $294 [$325]
1985 Johnston/Fraser Uncirculated
Prefixes VQM - EYC OCR-B H: $156 [$130] [$120]
First Prefix VQL OCR-B H: $363 [$400] [$500]
Last Prefix EYD OCR-B H: $600 [$650] [$750]
Prefixes EJZ - ENA Gothic H: $550 [$650] [$625]
First Prefix EJY Gothic H: $1350 [$1200] [$1150]
Last Prefix ENB Gothic H: $1850 [$1850] [$1950]
1985 Johnston/Fraser Almost Uncirculated
Prefixes VQM - EYC - OCR-B H: $45 [$80]
First Prefix VQL - OCR-B H: $175 [$300]
Last Prefix EYD - OCR-B H: $275 [$550]
Prefixes EJZ - ENA Gothic H: $275 [$475]
First Prefix EJY Gothic H: $575 [$725]
Last Prefix ENB Gothic H: $850 [$1200]
1985 Johnston/Fraser Extremely Fine
Prefixes VQM - EYC - OCR-B H: $38 [$50]
First Prefix VQL - OCR-B H: $145 [$200]
Last Prefix EYD - OCR-B H: $219 [$300]
Prefixes EJZ - ENA Gothic H: $200 [$325]
First Prefix EJY Gothic H: $438 [$525]
Last Prefix ENB Gothic H: $669 [$800]
1989 Phillips/Fraser Uncirculated
Prefixes EVK - EYC H: $220 [$180] [$180]
First Prefix EVJ H: $525 [$500] [$550]
Last Prefix EYD H: $513 [$475] [$500]
1989 Phillips/Fraser Almost Uncirculated
Prefixes EVK - EYC H: $59 [$100]
First Prefix EVJ H: $250 [$325]
Last Prefix EYD H: $288 [$300]
1989 Phillips/Fraser Extremely Fine
Prefixes EVK - EYC H: $51 [$68]
First Prefix EVJ H: $194 [$225
Last Prefix EYD H: $235 [$220]
1989 Fraser/Higgins Uncirculated
Prefixes EYF - RKA H: $186 [$150] [$150]
First Prefix EYE H: $463 [$500] [$550]
Last Prefix RKB H: $538 [$550] [$650]
1989 Fraser/Higgins Almost Uncirculated
Prefixes EYF - RKA H: $53 [$95]
First Prefix EYE H: $223 [$325]
Last Prefix RKB H: $250 [$400]
1989 Fraser/Higgins Extremely Fine
Prefixes EYF - RKA H: $45 [$60]
First Prefix EYE H: $178 [$225]
Last Prefix RKB H: $200 [$275]
1991 Fraser/Cole Uncirculated
Prefixes RHH - ABP H: $119 [$120] [$110]
First Prefix RHG H: $463 [$475] [$475]
Last Prefix ABQ H: $913 [$900] [$1100]
Prefix AAA [Issued by NPA] H: $155 [$190] [$190]
1991 Fraser/Cole Almost Uncirculated
Prefixes RHH - ABP H: $47 [$68]
First Prefix RHG H: $225 [$110]
Last Prefix ABQ H: $400 [$275]
Prefix AAA [Issued by NPA] H: $77 [$1725
1991 Fraser/Cole Extremely Fine
Prefixes RHH - ABP H: $40 [$48]
First Prefix RHG H: $179 [$200]
Last Prefix ABQ H: $284 [$500]
Prefix AAA [Issued by NPA] H: $63 [$70]
1993 Fraser/Evans Uncirculated
Prefixes RZW - ADJ H: $136 [$110] [$110]
First Prefix RZV H: $375 [$375] [$425]
Last Prefix ADK H: $210 [$135] [$135]
Prefix AAA [Issued by NPA] H: $164 [$200] [$200]
1993 Fraser/Evans Almost Uncirculated
Prefixes RZW - ADJ H: $44 [$65]
First Prefix RZV H: $188 [$125]
Last Prefix ADK H: $53 [$250]
Prefix AAA [Issued by NPA] H: $83 [$80]
1993 Fraser/Evans Extremely Fine
Prefixes RZW - ADJ H: $39 [$45]
First Prefix RZV H: $149 [$185]
Last Prefix ADK H: $46 [$55]
Prefix AAA [Issued by NPA] H: $70 [$85]
LAST UPDATED: 19th December 2025
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