List of people who have appeared on Australian currency explained

This is a list of people who have appeared on currency issued by Australia since that country introduced its own notes and coins in 1910.

Those appearing on the current series are shown in bold.

Legend:

Name Denomination(s) N/C P/W Years !Notes
$50 N P 1995+[1]
$20 N P 1994+[2]
$10 N P 1993+[3]
$100 N P 1996+[4]
$100 N P 1996+
$10 N P 1993+
Mary Reibey $20 N P 1994+
David Unaipon $50 N P 1995+
Gwoya Jungarai (Tjungurrayi)$2CP1988+The portrait on the $2 coin is intended as an archetype of an Aboriginal elder; it is based on Ainslie Roberts' drawing of Gwoya Tjungurrayi, a Warlpiri-Anmatyerre man of the Northern Territory.[5] [6]
Queen Elizabeth II C P 1953–63
£1 N P 1953–66[7]
$1 N P 1966–82[8]
1c, 2c C P 1966–91
5c, 10c, 20c, 50c C P 1966+
$1 C P 1984-2023
$2 C P 1988+
$5 N P 1992+[9]
$5 N P 1967–91[10]
50c C P 1998 Joint commemorative issue to celebrate his voyages with Matthew Flinders
20c C P 2001 Commemorative coin issued after his death
20c C P 2011 Joint commemorative issue to celebrate their wedding.[11] [12]
50c
50c C P 1981 Joint commemorative issue to celebrate his engagement to Lady Diana Spencer
$5 N P 1967–91
$50 N P 1974–95[13]
£1 N P 1923–32[14]
£10 N W 1934–66[15]
£1 N W 1938–66 George VI note 1938-53;[16] Elizabeth II note 1953-1966
£5 N W 1939–53[17]
10/- N W 1939–66[18]
$1 N W 1966–82
$2 N W 1966–85
$10 N W 1966–91[19]
$20 N W 1966–93
$5 N W 1967–91
50c C P 1970 Commemorative coin to celebrate the bicentenary of Cook's discovery of the east coast of the continent
$50 N W 1974–93
$100 N W 1984–91
$10 N W 1988[20] Bicentennial issue.
50c C P 1995 Commemorative issue to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II
3d, 6d, 1/-, 2/- C P 1910
£1 N W 1933–38[21] The watermark was first used when he was the Prince of Wales. The primary image was that of the reigning monarch, his father, George V.
These notes continued in use throughout his own short-lived reign as King Edward VIII (January–December 1936), and after his abdication.
In 1938/39, the primary image was changed to George VI and the watermark was changed to James Cook.
10/- N W 1933–39[22]
£5 N W 1933–38[23]
$2 N P 1966–85[24]
10/- N P 1953–66[25]
50c C P 1998 Joint commemorative issue to celebrate his voyages with George Bass
$50 N P 1974–93
$1 C P 1998 Centenary of his birth; uncirculated
£5 N P 1954–66[26] His image replaced that of King George VI.
½d, 1d, 3d, 6d, 1/-, 2/- C P 1911–36
£1 N P 1923–38
10/- N P 1923–39[27]
£5 N P 1924–38[28]
£10 N P 1927–39[29]
Crown (5/-) C P 1937–38
½d, 1d, 3d, 6d, 1/-, 2/- C P 1938–52
£1 N P 1938–53
10/- N P 1939–53
£5 N P 1939–53 On his death, his image was replaced by that of Sir John Franklin.
£10 N P 1940–53[30] On his death, his image was replaced by that of Arthur Phillip.
5/- N P Uncirculated
$10 N P 1966–91 Only convicted forger to appear on legal tender
$20 N P 1966–93[31]
£1 N P 1953–66
$20 N P 1966–93
$1 C P 1997 Centenary of his birth (two versions, one uncirculated).
$10 N P 1966–91
$1 C P 2007 Commemorative coin, uncirculated.
$2 N P 1966-85
$1 C P 2008 Commemorative coin, uncirculated.
$100 N P 1984–91[32]
£10 N P 1954–65[33] Karina Nartiss, a young Latvian immigrant to Australia, was paid £10/10/- to model as a representation of "Science and Industry" on the £10 note.
$1 C P 1996 Centenary of Parkes' death.
$5 N P 2001[34] Centenary of Federation special issue
£10 N P 1954-66[35] Replaced the image of King George VI
$5 N P 2001 Centenary of Federation commemorative issue
£1 N P 1953–66
$100 N P
50c C P 1981 As Lady Diana Spencer; joint commemorative issue to celebrate her engagement to Charles, Prince of Wales
$25 C P 1992 Commemorative coin set to celebrate The Queen's Ruby Jubilee, the 40th anniversary of her accession.
Titled 'The Royal Ladies', it consists of four proof coins.
The reverses portray The Queen Mother, The Princess of Wales, The Princess Royal and The Princess Margaret.
The set also includes a medallion.[36]
$25 C P 1992
$25 C P 1992
$25 C P 1992
King Charles III$1 C P 2023+

Notes and References

  1. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/fifty_dollar_banknotes/r516.htm www.australianbanknotes.net - R516
  2. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/twenty_dollar_banknotes/r416.htm www.australianbanknotes.net – R416
  3. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/ten_dollar_banknotes/r316.htm www.australianbanknotes.net – R316a
  4. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/hundred_dollar_banknotes/r616.htm www.australianbanknotes.net – R616
  5. Web site: Frequently Asked Questions . Royal Australian Mint . 5 January 2016 . 5 April 2023.
  6. Web site: Knowles . Rachael . The remarkable life of the Warlpiri-Anmatyerre man on the $2 coin . NITV. . 5 April 2023 . 5 April 2023.
  7. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/one_pound_banknotes/r33.htm www.australianbanknotes.net – R33
  8. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/one_dollar_banknotes/r71.htm www.australianbanknotes.net - R71
  9. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/five_dollar_banknotes/r214.htm www.australianbanknotes.net – R214
  10. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/five_dollar_banknotes/r202.htm www.australianbanknotes.net - R202
  11. Minister releases circulating wedding coin for all Australians . Royal Australian Mint . 2011-04-12 . 2011-06-02 . (Archived by WebCite at https://www.webcitation.org/5yKAuROta)
  12. News: Rogers, Kerry . Royal Fans Exchange Old Coins for New . World Coin News . 2011-06-15 . 2011-07-11 . (Archived by WebCite at https://www.webcitation.org/6052U9C8p)
  13. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/fifty_dollar_banknotes/r505.htm www.australianbanknotes.net - R505
  14. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/one_pound_banknotes/r22a.htm www.australianbanknotes.net - R22a
  15. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/ten_pound_banknotes/r57.htm www.australianbanknotes.net - R57
  16. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/one_pound_banknotes/r29.htm www.australianbanknotes.net – R29
  17. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/five_pound_banknotes/r45.htm www.australianbanknotes.net - R45
  18. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/ten_shilling_banknotes/r12.htm www.australianbanknotes.net – R12
  19. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/ten_dollar_banknotes/r301.htm www.australianbanknotes.net – R301
  20. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/ten_dollar_banknotes/r310a.htm www.australianbanknotes.net – R310a
  21. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/one_pound_banknotes/r28.htm www.australianbanknotes.net – R28
  22. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/ten_shilling_banknotes/r9.htm www.australianbanknotes.net – R9
  23. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/five_pound_banknotes/r44a.htm www.australianbanknotes.net - R44a
  24. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/two_dollar_banknotes/r81.htm www.australianbanknotes.net - R81
  25. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/ten_shilling_banknotes/r16.htm www.australianbanknotes.net – R16
  26. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/five_pound_banknotes/r49.htm www.australianbanknotes.net - R49
  27. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/ten_shilling_banknotes/r4.htm www.australianbanknotes.net – R4
  28. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/five_pound_banknotes/r38a.htm www.australianbanknotes.net - R38a
  29. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/ten_pound_banknotes/r55.htm www.australianbanknotes.net - R55
  30. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/ten_pound_banknotes/r58.htm www.australianbanknotes.net - R58
  31. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/twenty_dollar_banknotes/r401.htm www.australianbanknotes.net – R401
  32. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/hundred_dollar_banknotes/r608.htm www.australianbanknotes.net – R608
  33. http://www.scottishmoney.net/banknotes/australia/australia.html £10 note
  34. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/five_dollar_banknotes/r219.htm www.australianbanknotes.net – R219
  35. http://www.australianbanknotes.net/ten_pound_banknotes/r62.htm www.australianbanknotes.net - R62
  36. Book: 1992. The Numismatist Volume 105 (1992). American Numismatic Association . 945.

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