Australia puts famous or historically significant Australian identities on its bank notes.
William Farrer was a pioneer of wheat breeding in the late 18th Century and bred a wheat plant that was impervious to many of the wheat diseases at the time.
Australia puts famous Australian identities on its bank notes.
John Macarthur was a pioneer sheep breeder in the early 19th Century.
Australia puts famous or historically significant Australian identities on its banknotes. The first and only design of the Australian Two Dollar note was first issued in 1966 and had John Macarthur (Pioneer sheep breeder) on the obverse/front and William James Farrer (Pioneer of wheat breeding) on the reverse/back. The Two Dollar note was progessively withdrawn from circulation in 1988, after the introduction of the Two Dollar coin.
There is no bird on the Australian Ten Dollar note.
There is no bird on the Australian Ten Dollar note.
Australian twenty-dollar note was created in 1966.
Australian two-dollar note was created in 1966.
The "flower" on the reverse of the Australian Two Dollar note is wheat.
Australian dollar was introduced on 1966.
He is featured on the Australian ten dollar note.
The Australian One Dollar coin was first issued in 1984 replacing the Australian One Dollar note which was last issued in 1982. The Australian One Dollar note was progressively removed from circulation in 1984. The Australian Two Dollar coin was first issued in 1988 replacing the Australian Two Dollar note which was last issued in 1985. The Australian Two Dollar note was progressively removed from circulation in 1988.
There was no Australian Dollar until 1966, long after the "early settlement". At the time of currency changeover from Pounds to Dollars, the Australian One Pound note converted to the Australian Two Dollar note.
* The original paper Australian One Dollar note issued between 1966 and 1982, had Queen Elizabeth II on the front, and Aboriginal artwork on on the back. * The original paper Australian Two Dollar note issued between 1966 and 1985, had John MacArthur (Pioneer sheep breeder) on the front, and William James Farrer (Pioneer wheat breeder) on the back. * The original paper Australian Five Dollar note issued between 1967 and 1991, had Sir Joseph Banks (Botanist) on the front, and Caroline Chisholm (Philanthropist) on the back. * The original paper Australian Ten Dollar note issued between 1966 and 1991 had Francis Howard Greenaway (architect) on the front and Henry Lawson (writer & poet) on the back. * The original paper Australian Twenty Dollar note issued between 1966 and 1993 had Sir Charles Kingsford Smith (aviator) on the front and Lawrence Hargrave (aeronatical pioneer) was on the reverse. * The original paper Australian Fifty Dollar note issued between 1973 and 1993, had Lord Howard Walter Florey (Pathologist) on the front, and Sir Ian Clunies Ross (Veterinary scientist) on the back. * The original paper Australian One Hundred Dollar note issued between 1984 and 1996, had Sir Douglas Mawson (Antarctic Explorer and Professor of Geology) on the front, and John Tebbutt (Astronomer) on the back.
There is no deeply significant answer. All Australian banknotes are of a different colour to aid with visual distinction between denominations. Five Dollar note is purple Ten Dollar note is blue Twenty Dollar note is red Fifty Dollar note is gold One Hundred Dollar note is green