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Thompson's Coins of Melbourne, regularly post interesting YouTube videos. They just posted one on a fascinating Australian I'd never heard of before - an early polymer test banknote from the 1970s! Yes, that early! Australia did issue the world's first circulation polymer banknote - but not until 1988, so this is an amazing piece of history. Check it out here: youtube.com/watch?v=oh4_dTzIht

@numismatics @histodons

Screen grab from Matt's video showing the early note which is a grey-blue colour with black text and birds, a large clear strip which originally had a hologram design, and it was a $50 note
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Re the boost of @joshrgreenberg just now, he forgot image description but the note is black print on cream, which also depicts women working at looms: auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots

I wasn't familiar with the caning incident, Sumner was an abolitionist senator who was beaten by a pro slavery opponent. More here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caning_o

Stacks BowersHolliston, Massachusetts. Holliston Bank. October 18, 1854. $3. Uncirculated. Proof. | Stacks Bowers<b>Holliston, Massachusetts. Holliston Bank. October 18, 1854. $3. Uncirculated. Proof.</b><br>(MA-690 G6 SENC). Bald, Adams/Bald, Cousland. India paper only. No protector. Women work at looms. All SENC bank in Haxby prior to the 1990 ABN sale. A superior example with faint stamp on back and no show through.<br>Estimate: $250 - $350.<br> <br>
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@CitizenWald First & most importantly, is "owned" by whoever posts to it, so there are no hard & fast rules. Yes it says "coin" in there, but I haven't seen another banknote specific hashtag - aside from itself which doesn't exactly specify a "time" like the other one (or or etc). I originally brought the idea from Twitter where it was popular. @joshrgreenberg is the main one I know who posts banknotes so I'd be happy for your input?

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Following my post on today being Wattle day for the 1st of September / first day of Spring - Thanks to @jhaue for reminding me of the wattle on the Australian $5 note. Here is one from: banknotes.rba.gov.au/australia

Also for wattle fans, wattle is featured on the W coin from the Great Australian Coin Hunt 3: Photo from: ramint.gov.au/great-aussie-coi

Parliament House at left and Forecourt Mosaic at right. Script: Latin Lettering: AUSTRALIA 5 FIVE DOLLARS Designer: emerystudio
Yellow, pink, violet. Queen Elizabeth II at right. Prickly Moses wattle and Eastern Spinebill bird. Script: Latin Lettering: LEGAL TENDER THROUGHOUT AUTRALIA GOVERNOR RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY AUSTRALIA 5 FIVE DOLLARS Designer: emerystudio
Flowers on the branches of a Wattle Tree Script: Latin Lettering: 1 DOLLAR W WATTLE Designer: Aaron Baggio
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