Obverse with Mery Reibey

Reverse with John Flynn

Obverse with Charles Kingsford Smith.

Reverse with Lawrence Hargrave

The Australian red 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 Australian $20 note, front. ... Australian $20 note, front. ... Australian $20 note, back. ... Australian $20 note, back. ... 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 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...

According to Reserve Bank statistics, there is a net value of $2.584 billion 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 denomonations, or 129 million banknotes. ^[1]

Since the start of issuence 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 issuence 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 allong 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 kite is a flying tethered man-made object. ... Airbus A380 An aircraft is any machine capable of atmospheric flight. ...

The polymer note features Mary Reibey on the obverse with an early colonial building and sailing ship including here signiture. 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 signiture 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 was born Mary Haydock in England in 1777. ... 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 third oldest continuously running independent airline behind KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Avianca. ... Species Camelus bactrianus Camelus dromedarius Camels are even-toed ungulates in the genus Camelus. ... Compass in a wooden box A compass (or mariners compass) is a navigational instrument for finding directions on the earth. ...

Security Features

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 metalic strip first near the centre of the note, than from 1976 was moved to the left side on the obverse of the note. 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 flouresent 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] James Cook, portrait by Nathaniel Dance, c. ... Polymer is a term used to describe molecules consisting of structural units and a large number of repeating units 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. ...

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. Retrived 22 August 2006
3. ^ http://www.rba.gov.au/CurrencyNotes/SecurityFeaturesAndCounterfeitDetection/security_features_on_australias_notes.html SECURITY FEATURES ON AUSTRALIA'S NOTES Retrived 20 August 2006