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Description
Celebrating Australia’s unique currency heritage, this superb presentation pack comprises an example of the last Australian $5 paper banknote and the first $5 coin issue.
Uncirculated Quality
The paper banknote and coin are presented in Uncirculated condition.
This pays homage to the opening of Australia’s then new Parliament buildings, and instantly catching the eye when struck to the highest quality, the Royal Australian Mint’s 1988 $5 Parliament Proof forms the perfect partner. This set unites the very last Australian paper $5 banknote – bearing the Last Prefix – with Australia’s first $5 coin in Proof!
The Five Dollar Paper Note
First issued - 29 May 1967
Last issued - 1992
Qulaity - uncirculated
Issuing Authority - Reserve Bank Of Australia(note printing branch)
Bearing the portait of Sir Joseph Banks and a collage of unique Australian flora, this distinctive $5 is also notable as the first Australian bank note to depict a women other than the Monarch, with the portrait of Caroline Chisholm found on the reverse.
The Five Dollar Coin
First issued -May 1998
compostion - 92% copper, 6% Aluminium, 2% nickel
Weight - 28gm
Quality - uncircluated
Issuing authority - Royal Australian Mint, Cannberra
This is a much-admired commermorative release, the 1988 $5 is notable as Australia`s first ever $5 coin. Bearing a striking reverse design, created by Stuart Delvin, this historic type celebrates the opening of Australia`snew Parliament House in Canberra in 1988.
Struck by the Royal Australian Mint, with Raphael Maklouf`s portrait of the Elizabeth II on the obverse, this imposing coin is included in strictly Uncirculated condition.