The front of the current fifty dollar note.

The back of the current fifty dollar note.

The front of the paper fifty dollar note, circulated between 1973 and 1995.

the back of the paper fifty dollar note, circulated between 1973 and 1995.

The Australian fifty dollar note is an Australian banknote with a face value of fifty Australian dollars ($50, AUD50). It is currently a polymer banknote, featuring portraits of David Unaipon and Edith Cowan. A £20 Ulster Bank banknote. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 4% (Australia only) Source Reserve Bank of Australia, June 2006 Subunit 1/100 cent Symbol $ or AUD Coins 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c , $1, $2 Banknotes $5, $10, $20, $50, $100 Central... The first Guardian polymer banknote in circulation. ... David Unaipon appears on the Australian $50 note David Unaipon (born 28th September 1872, Point Mcleay (Raukkan) Mission; died 7th February 1967) was an Australian Aboriginal preacher, inventor and writer. ... Edith Cowan in the 1920s Edith Dircksey Cowan, OBE (August 2, 1861 - June 9, 1932) was an Australian politician, social campaigner and the first woman elected as a representative in an Australian parliament. ...

History

A fifty dollar note was not released as part of the initial rollout of decimal currency in 1966, but inflation necessitated its introduction seven years later in 1973. The original fifty dollar note, designed by Gordon Andrews, had a scientific theme. On the front of the note was a portrait of Australian pathologist Sir Howard Florey and scenes of laboratory research. On the back was a portrait of Sir Ian Clunies Ross, veterinary scientist and first chairman of the CSIRO, along with scenes from the Australian environment and outer space. Decimal currency is the term used to describe any currency for which the ratio between the basic unit of currency and its sub-unit is a power of 10. ... Pathology (from Greek pathos, feeling, pain, suffering; and logos, study of; see also -ology) is the study of the processes underlying disease and other forms of illness, harmful abnormality, or dysfunction. ... Howard Walter Florey, Baron Florey, OM, FRS, (September 24, 1898 – February 21, 1968) was a pharmacologist who shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Ernst Boris Chain and Sir Alexander Fleming for his role in the extraction of penicillin. ... Sir Ian Clunies Ross (1899-1959) is described as the architect of Australias scientific boom, for his stewardship of Australias scientific organisation the CSIRO. // Early career Clunies Ross was born in Bathurst, New South Wales on February 22, 1899. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is the national government body for scientific research in Australia. ... Layers of Atmosphere - not to scale (NOAA) Outer space, also simply called space, refers to the relatively empty regions of the universe outside the atmospheres of celestial bodies. ...

On 4 October 1995 a new set of polymer banknotes were released. Designed by Brian Sadgrove, the new fifty dollar note features a portrait of Indigenous Australian author and inventor David Unaipon on the front, along with drawings from one of his inventions, and an extract from the original manuscript of his Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines. On the back is a portrait of Edith Cowan, first female member of any Australian parliament, along with a picture of Western Australia's original Parliament House, and an illustration of a foster mother and children. October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The first Guardian polymer banknote in circulation. ... Australian Aborigines are the indigenous peoples of Australia. ... Emblems: Floral - Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthos manglesii); Mammal - Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus); Bird - Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) Motto: none Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Const. ...

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