The banknote celebrates David Unaipon, an inventor and Australia's first published Aboriginal author, and Edith Cowan, the first female member of an Australian parliament.
Three-dimensional image of a book from the $50 banknote. The $50 banknote features portraits of two social and political pioneers, David Unaipon and Edith Cowan. David Unaipon (Ngarrindjeri) was an activist, inventor, musician, preacher and Australia's first published Aboriginal author.
"The man on our $50, David Unaipon, was born on this day". Australian Geographic. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
The serial number in the top left hand of the banknote needs to begin with AA14 or JC14. If that's the case, your $50 may be worth as much as $1500. The reason for its value is simple but arbitrary: there are not very many of them. And collectors are willing to pay high prices for banknotes just because they're rare.
Edith Cowan (1861–1932) Social worker, politician and feminist. Edith Cowan's schooling gave her a lifelong conviction of the value of education.
The new £50 note, our first £50 printed on polymer, will celebrate Alan Turing and his pioneering work with computers.
We have George Washington on the $1 bill, Thomas Jefferson on the $2 bill, Abraham Lincoln on the $5, Andrew Jackson on the $20, and Ulysses S. Grant on the $50. Alexander Hamilton and Ben Franklin were never presidents, but they are featured on the $10 and $100 bill, respectively.
We Sell Rare Australian Fifty Dollar Paper Banknotes
Australian $50 notes were issued from 1973 up until they were replaced in 1995. Some notes can be particularly valuable with the right serial numbers or if in mint condition, reaching up to $950 for the rarest notes.
Video Transcript Press Enter or Space key to reveal or hide content following this heading. Australian banknotes are among the safest in the world. And to keep them that way, the Reserve Bank has developed a new $50 banknote. You'll see many innovative security features including a distinctive top-to-bottom window.
All Australian banknotes that have previously been issued into circulation by the Reserve Bank remain legal tender and can continue to be used. New $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 banknotes are now in circulation.
What is this? The original series of $50 national bank notes are quite rare and valuable so the price can range significantly depending on which national bank issued them, condition, serial number, and type. This bill in poor condition will bring you at least $10,000.
you can be sure you are handling a genuine note. Do not rely on one single feature. yon one single feature. Look for the fine engraved lines of the portrait of the Most Honourable Hugh Lawson Shearer O.N., PC, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1967-1972).
The rarest Australian dollar note can sell for up to $7,500. Although Australians use one dollar coins today, 1 dollar notes are still incredibly popular with collectors decades after they were replaced.
Our paper £20 and £50 notes were withdrawn from circulation after 30 September 2022. We replaced them with our current £20 note in 2020 and current £50 note in 2021.
Is there a $500 note in Australia? NO! Did you know, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), there are 300 million $100 notes that are in circulation, almost three times the number of $5 notes. Less than 10 per cent of $100 banknotes ever issued have returned to the RBA as unfit banknotes.
The silver crisis of 1920 and the 1920 Star Florin and 1920 Star Shilling. And the silver crisis of 1945 and 1946 and the 1945 Penny, Australia's rarest penny. And this 1946 cupro nickel florin, an experimental strike in an alternative metal and the the only example held by a private collector.
Unless the serial numbers you have found include rare prefixes and are in mint condition, they are not worth much more than their face value.
Under a good-quality ultraviolet light, the number '50' appears in bright red and green on the front of the note, against a duller background. A metallic, red foil patch contains the letters 'AT'. You will find this on the back of the note, directly behind the silver crown on the front.
Generally, the more unique the serial number on your dollar bill, the more likely it is to be worth more than face value. Some examples of uniqueness include repeating numbers, numbers with a star after them and sequences (such as 12345678).
$100,000 Series 1934 Gold Certificate
This note cannot be legally held by currency note collectors.” The front has a portrait of Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the United States.
Hold the note to light to see an embedded thread running vertically to the right of the portrait. The thread is imprinted with the text USA 50 and a small flag in an alternating pattern and is visible from both sides of the note. The thread glows yellow when illuminated by ultraviolet light.
Low or High Serial Numbers: Those below 1000 or 100, for example 00000100, can sell for $300. In the case of highs it would be 99999900, or something similar. Of course, there are exceptions: A serial number 00000001 could be worth up to $15,000.