Australian 2 dollar note

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Two Dollars (Australia)
Value: 2 Australian dollars
Width: 152 mm
Height: 76 mm
Security Features: metallic security thread, Watermark
Paper Type: Cotton fibre
Years of Printing: 1966-1988
Obverse
Obverse
Design: John Macarthur and Marino sheep
Designer: ?
Design Date: ?, 1965
Reverse
Reverse
Design: William Farrer and Wheat
Designer: ?
Design Date: ?, 1965


The $2 note was introduced in 1966 to replace the One pound note due to Decimalisation.

[edit] Security Features

The Watermark and Metallic Strip in the Two Dollar Note
The Watermark and Metallic Strip in the Two Dollar Note

The paper design included a watermark in the white field of Captain James Cook, the watermark was also used in the last issue of pound banknotes. A metalic strip first near the centre of the note, than from 1976 was moved to the left side on the obverse of the note.

Preceded by
One pound note (Australian)
Two Dollars (Australian)
1966–1988
Succeeded by
Two dollar coin (Australian)