Australian 2 dollar note

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
Design:	John Macarthur and Merino sheep
Designer:	?
Design Date:	?, 1965
Reverse
Design:	William Farrer and Wheat
Designer:	?
Design Date:	?, 1965

The Australian two dollar note was introduced in 1966 to replace the £1 note due to decimalisation.

[edit] Security Features

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 metallic strip, first near the centre of the note, then from 1976 moved to the left side on the obverse of the note.

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