Description

Celebrating a defining moment in Australia’s currency heritage; this superb presentation pack comprises an example of the last Australian $1 paper banknote and the first $1 coin issue. Uncirculated QualityThe paper banknote and coin are presented in Uncirculated condition.Last $1 Paper BanknoteRecalled in 1984; the last $1 paper banknote portrays Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Australian Coat of Arms on the front; and an interpretation of an Aboriginal bark painting by David Daymirringu on the back.Johnston/Stone SignaturesThe note bears the RA Johnston/J Stone combination of signatures.$1 Coin DesignThe $1 coin’s reverse portrays a mob of kangaroos by Stuart Devlin.  The coin’s obverse depicts the Arnold Machin effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II – the only $1 issue in the Australian decimal series to bear this portrait.  1984 Year-DateThe obverse includes the year-date 1984 – the year the $1 coin was introduced.Archival Quality PackagingWonderfully illustrated; the informative pack (size 174mm by 244mm) protects the note and coin within archival quality plastic blisters.