One (1) 10 dollar polymer note
Australia, 1988
Obverse Image: Elements of Aboriginal culture including an ancient rock painting, Morning Star Pole and an Aboriginal youth.
Obverse Text: AUSTRALIA / 10 / AB09023515
Reverse Image: The HMS Supply with a group of early British settlers and the early British settlement at Sydney Cove.
Reverse Text: TEN DOLLARS / AUSTRALIA / 10 / SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY / GOVERNOR RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA / THIS AUSTRALIAN NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER THROUGHOUT AUSTRALIA AND ITS TERRITORIES
More than thirty countries around the world have replaced some of their paper notes with plastic notes, called polymer notes. Polymer notes were first issued in Australia in 1988 and are believed to be more durable and harder to counterfeit than paper notes. These notes include new security features, such as clear lenses, that are difficult to imitate and cannot be achieved with paper notes.
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