Stackin' the Old Notes - Australia's first $1 and $2 notes

Stackin some Old Notes

I have always loved collecting coins and stamps as a young kid, and thanks to the wider Steemit community, I have now caught the silver stacking bug.

But lately I have decided to get nostalgic and collect some older versions of the Australian currency.

$1 Note

The Australian paper $1 note was issued between 1966 and 1984 after which it was replaced by the $1 coin because of the short lifespan of the paper banknote.

The one dollar note is a dark brown coloured note with Aboriginal bark paintings on one side and Queen Elizabeth II and the Australian Coat of Arms on the other. Each note includes two signatures and a unique serial number. The brown colour was chosen as it was the same tones used in the 10 shilling pre-decimal note it replaced.

$2 Note

The $2 note was circulated between 1966 and 1988 after a total of 1,634,578,903 notes had been issued. At this time Australia minted it’s first $2 coin as these lasted longer than the papernote and resulted in significant saving for the government.

The front of the note features the Australian wool industry pioneer John Macarthur and a Merino ram. The back of the note features the father of the wheat industry William James Farrer with ears of wheat. The note is green, yellow and black and the serial number and signatories are shown on the sheep side.

These particular notes are not of significant value or collectable in any real way, however, I wanted to get one of each as a nostalgic reminder of my childhood when you could go down to the shop with a $1 note and buy yourself a pie, a coke and a bag of lollies and still have change left over for tomorrow. Those days are gone, but these are the types of collectibles that remind us of days gone by!