Australia Has A New $10 Note

And it looks pretty swish.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s no $5 note. But still pretty cool.

Like the new $5 the white area is windowed, which is awesome and I still get excited when I get a new $5 note.

“The $10 banknote celebrates two famous Australian writers, Dame Mary Gilmore and AB ‘Banjo’ Paterson,” Philip Lowe, Governer of the Reserve Bank. “Their work is recognised in several design elements on the banknote, including images of a pen nib in two of the clear windows and excerpts of their poetry in microprint.”

Each banknote features a different species of native Australian wattle and bird. These $10 feature the Bramble Wattle and the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. Apparently work has been done to ensure the notes work in vending machines and the like. WE’LL SEE ABOUT THAT.

I like the design. Thoughts?


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