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All Australian banknotes feature famous or historically significant Australians on them.
The new polymer Fifty Dollar note released from 1995 onwards, has David Unaipon (Inventor, preacher & author) on the front, and Dame Edith Cowan (Social worker, politician & feminist) on the back.
David Unaipon was awarded many patents for his mechanical inventions. He wrote many articles for newspapers and magazines, and recorded in a book, many traditional Aboriginal stories.
He had an unusual belief in a similarity between traditional Aboriginal and Christian beliefs, and furthered the cause of Aboriginal Welfare in Australia.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoAll Australian banknotes feature famous or historically significant Australians on them.
The new polymer Fifty Dollar note released from 1995 onwards, has David Unaipon (Inventor, preacher & author) on the front, and Dame Edith Cowan (Social worker, politician & feminist) on the back.
Dame Edith Cowan (1861-1932) was the first woman elected to an Australian parliament. She was a campaigner for womens and childrens rights.
She contributed a great deal towards womens suffrage, the establishment of children's courts where she was appointed a judge. She was one of the first female Justices of the Peace, she collected for World War 1 soldiers at the front, she was appointed chairperson of the Red Cross Appeal Committee, and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1920.
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∙ 11y agoThe Australian Fifty Dollar note featuring David Unaipon on the front, quotes the following passage from the preface to his book "Legendary Tales of the Aborigines".
As a full-blooded member of my race I think I may claim to be the first, but I hope not the last, to produce an enduring record of ourcustoms beliefs and imaginings
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Who is the indigenous Australian on the fifty dollar note?
David Unaipon, (born David Ngunaitponi). He was an Australian Aboriginal of the Ngarrindjeri people.
Which indigenous Australian is featured on the Fifty Dollar note?
David Unaipon. He was born David Ngunaitponi and was an Australian Aboriginal of the Ngarrindjeri people
What was david unaipon famous for?
David Unaipon is on the fifty dollar note his birthday is on the 28th of September 1872.
What indigenous Australian is on the Fifty Dollar coin?
Australia does not produce a Fifty Dollar coin for general circulation. The polymer Fifty Dollar note released from 1995 onwards, has David Unaipon (Inventor, preacher & author) on the front, and Dame Edith Cowan (Social worker, politician & feminist) on the back.
Which Aboriginal inventor is referred to as Australia's Leonardo da Vinci and his picture is on an Australian note?
The Australian polymer Fifty Dollar note released from 1995 onwards, has David Unaipon (Inventor, preacher & author) on the front, and Dame Edith Cowan (Social worker, politician & feminist) on the back.
What is the value of a 1984 Australian Fifty Dollar note?
There were no Australian Fifty Dollar notes printed in 1984.
Whose face is on the Australian 10 dollar bill?
OBV: Portrait of AB 'Banjo' PatersonBased on a photograph of him taken at the time of his return to the Boer War in 1900. The photograph is held by the Paterson Estate.REV: Portrait of Dame Mary GilmoreBased on a photograph of Gilmore taken in her early twenties. This photograph has appeared in the Australian encyclopaedia and is held by the National Library of Australia.
When was the Australian Fifty Dollar note first issued?
The original paper Fifty Dollar note released between 1973 and 1993, had Lord Howard Walter Florey (Pathologist) on the front, and Sir Ian Clunies Ross (Veterinary scientist) on the back. They were progressively withdrawn from circulation in favour of the polymer notes from 1995. The new polymer Fifty Dollar note released from 1995 onwards, has David Unaipon (Inventor, preacher & author) on the front, and Dame Edith Cowan (Social worker, politician & feminist) on the back.
What is the nickname of a fifty dollar bill?
Australian Dollar it is a Pineapple.
Who is on the Australian Fifty Dollar note?
Australia puts famous or historically significant Australian identities on its banknotes. The original paper Fifty Dollar note released between 1973 and 1993, had Lord Howard Walter Florey (Pathologist who developed penicillin) on the front, and Sir Ian Clunies Ross (Veterinary scientist and Chairman of CSIRO) on the back. They were progressively withdrawn from circulation in favour of the polymer notes from 1995. The new polymer Fifty Dollar note released from 1995 onwards, has David Unaipon (Aboriginal inventor, preacher & author) on the front, and Dame Edith Cowan (Social worker, politician & feminist) on the back.
What Australian money is sometimes refereed to as a pineapple?
A fifty dollar note.
Was Enid Lyons ever on an Australian Fifty Dollar note?
Enid Lyons has never appeared on an Australian banknote.
