Twenty Dollars (Australia)
Value:	20 Australian dollars
Width:	144 mm
Height:	65 mm
Security Features:	Window, Watermark
Paper Type:	Polymer
Years of Printing:	1994–present
Obverse
Design:	Mary Reibey
Designer:	Garry Emery
Design Date:	October 31, 1994
Reverse
Design:	John Flynn
Designer:	Garry Emery
Design Date:	October 31, 1994

Obverse with Charles Kingsford Smith.

Reverse with Lawrence Hargrave

Micro printing on the reverse of the polymer note

The Australian twenty dollar banknote was issued when the currency was changed from the Australian pound to the Australian dollar on 14 February 1966. It replaced the £10 note which had the same red colouration. There have been only two different issues of this denomination: a paper note which had a gradient of yellow and red, with a distinct red background, and a polymer note which can be recognised for its distinct red colouration. The polymer note was issued in 1994 ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation rate 2. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation rate 2. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter), symbol mm is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... This Crown & CA (for Crown Agent) watermark was standard for postage stamps of the British colonies from the 1880s to the 1920s. ... Polymer is a term used to describe large molecules consisting of repeating structural units, or monomers, connected by covalent chemical bonds. ... Australian $20 note, front. ... Mary Reibey (12 May 1777 - 30 May 1855) (also spelled Reiby, Raby, and Raiby[1]) was born Mary Haydock in England. ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Australian $20 note, back. ... Portrait of Flynn in his early 20s. ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Image File history File links Charles_Kingsford_smith_20_dollar_note_front_big. ... Image File history File links Charles_Kingsford_smith_20_dollar_note_front_big. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Aud20p. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Aud20p. ... The Australian pound was Australias currency from 1910 to 1966. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 3. ...

According to Reserve Bank statistics, at the end of June 2006 there was a net value of $2584 million dollars in $20 notes in circulation, with a 7.3% cash value of all issued currency. Actual banknotes in circulation account for 16% of all denominations, or 129 million banknotes. ^[1]

Since the start of issuance there have been 14 signature combinations, of which the 1967 issue is of the greatest value, issued for 1 year only; and the 1989 Pillip/Fraser being issued for less than a year.

From 1966-1974 the main title identifying the country was Commonwealth of Australia, there were 146,960,000 notes issued in its life. This was subsequently changed to Australia until the end of the issuance of paper currency for this denomination in 1994 with 1,661,970,048 of these notes being issued.

Design

The people depicted on the paper note issue were Charles Kingsford Smith on the obverse along with a swirling pattern, and Lawrence Hargrave on the reverse with his drawings of kites and type aircraft designs. ^[2] Kingsford Smith in his flying gear Air Commodore Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith MC, (February 9, 1897 - November 8, 1935), often called Charles Kingsford-Smith, or by his nickname Smithy, was the best-known early Australian aviator. ... Lawrence Hargrave (1850 - 1915) was an engineer, explorer, astronomer, and aeronautical pioneer. ... Yokaichi Giant Kite Festival held on the fourth Sunday every May in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan A man flying a kite on the beach, a common place that kites can be found. ... An Airbus A380, currently the worlds largest passenger airliner An aircraft is any vehicle or craft capable of atmospheric flight. ...

The polymer note features Mary Reibey on the obverse with an early colonial building and sailing ship including here signature. John Flynn is on the reverse with features of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia of a biplane de Havilland DH 50 victory supplied by Qantas, medical instruments and a man on a camel. His signature is included. A compass is in the clear window with the raised 20 lettering. These famous people are depicted against a definite red background. Mary Reibey (12 May 1777 - 30 May 1855) (also spelled Reiby, Raby, and Raiby[1]) was born Mary Haydock in England. ... Portrait of Flynn in his early 20s. ... The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS, informally known as The Flying Doctors) is an air ambulance service for those living in the remote inland areas of Australia. ... Hs123 biplane. ... Qantas (pronounced ) is the name and callsign of the worlds second oldest continuously running independent airline behind KLM. It is the 10th largest airline in the world. ... Species Camelus bactrianus Camelus dromedarius Camels are even-toed ungulates in the genus Camelus. ... For the tool used to draw circles, see Compass (drafting). ...

Security Features

A $20 note under UV light

The paper design included a watermark in the white field of Captain James Cook, the watermark was also used in the last issue of pound banknotes. A metallic strip first near the centre of the note, than from 1976 was moved to the left side on the obverse of the note. James Cook, portrait by Nathaniel Dance, c. ...

Polymer issue includes a watermark or clear imprint of the coat of arms which is printed over. A raised image in the clear panel of the number 20. Also for this issue fluorescent colouring was added to serial numbers, and a number 20 elsewhere. A pointed star with 4 points on the obverse and 3 on the reverse which join under light. Raised print and micro printing of the denomination name are included.^[3] Polymer is a term used to describe large molecules consisting of repeating structural units, or monomers, connected by covalent chemical bonds. ... This Crown & CA (for Crown Agent) watermark was standard for postage stamps of the British colonies from the 1880s to the 1920s. ...

Nicknames

The $20 note is sometimes colloquially known as a 'lobster', due to its red-orange colour ^[4]. $20 notes are also sometimes called redbacks, both due to their colour and as a play on the slang term greenback for the American dollar. Greenback may refer to: Greenbacks, a colloquial term for the United States dollar, often used when referring to the debate of hard vs. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...

References

Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values 19th edition 2000. By Ian Pitt Page 171-172.

1. ^ [http://www.rba.gov.au/CurrencyNotes/Statistics/notes_on_issue.html Reserve bank statistics 2004/2005
2. ^ http://www.rba.gov.au/Museum/Displays/1960_1988_rba_and_reform_of_the_currency/australias_first_decimal_currency_notes.html. Retrieved 22 August 2006
3. ^ http://www.rba.gov.au/CurrencyNotes/SecurityFeaturesAndCounterfeitDetection/security_features_on_australias_notes.html SECURITY FEATURES ON AUSTRALIA'S NOTES Retrieved 20 August 2006
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