What A Grand Looking Note...

1966  Coombs/Wilson  Uncirculated

Prefixes XAB - XBN  LOW: $111  HIGH: $530

First Prefix XAA  LOW: $555  HIGH: $666

Last Prefix XBP  LOW: $488  HIGH: $569

1967  Coombs/Randall  Uncirculated

First Prefix XBQ  LOW: $3640  HIGH: $3700

Prefix XBR  LOW: $7000  HIGH: $9100

Last Prefix XBS  LOW: $8800  HIGH: $11100

1968  Phillips/Randall  Uncirculated

Prefixes XBT - XET  LOW: $315  HIGH: $413

First Prefix XBS  LOW: $650  HIGH: $788

Last Prefix XEU  LOW: $594  HIGH: $725

STAR Prefix ZXA*  LOW: $22000  HIGH: $25500

1972  Phillips/Wheeler  "Commonwealth of Australia"  Uncirculated

Prefixes XEW - XGX  LOW: $310  HIGH: $325

First Prefix XEV  LOW: $675  HIGH: $825

Last Prefix XGY  LOW: $591  HIGH: $774

1974   Phillips/Wheeler  "Australia"  Uncirculated

Prefixes XGS - XLG  LOW: $1090  HIGH: $1400

First Prefix XGY  LOW: $1780  HIGH: $2300

Last Prefix XLH  LOW: $631  HIGH: $763

1976  Knight/Wheeler  Uncirculated

Prefixes XLK - XST  Centre Thread  LOW: $311  HIGH: $398

First Prefix XLJ  Centre Thread  LOW: $575  HIGH: $675

Last Prefix XSU  Centre Thread  LOW: $631  HIGH: $750

Prefixes XQS - XUY  Side Thread  LOW: $409  HIGH: $560

First Prefix XQR  Side Thread  LOW: $5000  HIGH: $6000

Last Prefix XUZ  Side Thread  LOW: $700  HIGH: $850

1979  Knight/Stone  Uncirculated

Prefixes XVB - VDQ  Gothic  LOW: $183  HIGH: $220

First Prefix XVA  Gothic  LOW: $431  HIGH: $525

Last Prefix VDQ  Gothic  LOW: $625  HIGH: $750

Prefixes VDS - VGW - OCR-B  LOW: $281  HIGH: $320

First Prefix VDR - OCR-B  LOW: $1450  HIGH: $1730

Last Prefix VGX - OCR-B  LOW: $625  HIGH: $750

1983  Johnston/Stone  Uncirculated

Prefixes VFW - VQJ  LOW: $161  HIGH: $170

First Prefix VFV  LOW: $656  HIGH: $800

Last Prefix VQK  LOW: $600  HIGH: $725

1985  Johnston/Fraser  Uncirculated

Prefixes VQM - EYC - OCR-B  LOW: $94  HIGH: $156

First Prefix VQL - OCR-B  LOW: $294  HIGH: $363

Last Prefix EYD - OCR-B  LOW: $525  HIGH: $600

Prefixes EJZ - ENA  Gothic  LOW: $520  HIGH: $550

First Prefix  EJY  Gothic  LOW: $994  HIGH: $1350

Last Prefix ENB  Gothic  LOW: $1530  HIGH: $1850

1989 Phillips/Fraser  Uncirculated

Prefixes EVK - EYC  LOW: $75  HIGH: $220

First Prefix EVJ  LOW: $288  HIGH: $525

Last Prefix EYD  LOW: $363  HIGH: $513

1989  Fraser/Higgins  Uncirculated

Prefixes EYF - RKA  LOW: $116  HIGH: $150

First Prefix EYE  LOW: $375  HIGH: $463

Last Prefix RKB  LOW: $431  HIGH: $538

1991  Fraser/Cole  Uncirculated

Prefixes RHH - ABP  LOW: $95  HIGH: $119

First Prefix RHG  LOW: $381  HIGH: $463

Last Prefix ABQ  LOW: $769  HIGH: $913

Prefix AAA [Issued by NPA]   LOW: $155  HIGH: $158

1993  Fraser/Evans  Uncirculated

Prefixes RZW - ADJ  LOW: $90  HIGH: $136

First Prefix RZV  LOW: $306  HIGH: $375

Last Prefix ADK  LOW: $104  HIGH: $210

Prefix  AAA [Issued by NPA]  LOW: $150  HIGH: $180

Phillips-Wheeler banknotes of 1972

Phillips-Wheeler banknotes of 1974

Starting in 1974, the Reserve Bank added a metallic security thread down the center 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