(Australia) | |
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Value | 2 Australian dollars |
Width | 145 mm |
Height | 72.5 mm |
Security features | metallic security thread, Watermark |
Material used | Cotton fibre |
Years of printing | 1966–1987 |
Obverse | |
Design | John Macarthur and Merino sheep |
Designer | Gordon Andrews |
Design date | 1965 |
Reverse | |
Design | William Farrer and Wheat |
Designer | Gordon Andrews |
Design date | 1965 |
The Australian two-dollar note was introduced in 1966 due to decimalisation, to replace the £1 note which had similar green colouration. The note was issued from its introduction in 1966 until its replacement by the two-dollar coin in 1988.