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Five shillings

Country	Australia
Value	1⁄4 Australian pound
Width	137 mm
Height	64 mm
Security features	Watermark
Material used	Cotton fiber
Years of printing	1916 and 1946
Obverse
Design	King George VI
Designer	?
Design date	?, 1946
Reverse
Design	One crown coin and symbols of the six states
Designer	?
Design date	?, 1946

Five shilling notes were first proposed in 1916, when the value of silver was estimated to become too expensive to use for making coins due to a possible decrease in Australia's supply of silver. The proposed note was designed to have a portrait of George VI, the King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India, displayed on its front side. However, the need for paper notes did not arise, and by 1953, all the notes were destroyed, other than those now in the possession of Reserve Bank of Australia.

References

• Ian W. Pitt, ed. (2000). Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values (19th ed.). Chippendale, N.S.W.: Renniks Publications. ISBN 0-9585574-4-6.

External links

• Reserve Bank of Australia Museum