Australian Money

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  • Private bank notes continued to circulate as a paper currency

  • Period: to

    Australian Money

  • The Australian Notes Act 1910 is passed vesting authority to issue Australian notes in the Treasury

  • The 'Harrison series' of currency notes is issued

  • The 'Ash series' of notes is issued

  • The 1953/54 series of currency notes is issued

  • Australia converts from pounds, shillings and pence to decimal currency.

  • A $50 decimal currency note is issued.

  • The decision to replace the $1 note by a $1 coin is announced with the new coin issued in 1984

  • The first of a complete series of 'Polymer' currency notes

  • A $100 polymer note is issued, completing the first series of polymer notes.