Telstra Pre-Decimal Banknote Phonecards

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The following is a presentation given by a member of the Numismatic Society of South Australia at the meeting held on Thursday November 17, 2016. In 1991 and 1992 Telecom Finance produced calendars with enlarged images of 26 Australian pre-decimal … Continued

The Missing Link

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The following was present by a member of the Society at the meeting held on Thursday 16 July, 2016.   On 3 April 2013 a number of Australian decimal rarities were offered for sale by auction in The Netherlands by … Continued

Polymer paper $20

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At the March meeting of the Society a member showed an image of Lot 4174 in the upcoming Noble Numismatics auction in April 2016. It is a paper-designed Johnston / Stone $20 test note with the portraits of Kingsford Smith … Continued

CSIRO Test Notes

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The following was presented by an NSSA member at the meeting held on 17 December 2015. In a Roxbury auction in February this year at Lot 1197 appeared an apparent polymer trial note produced by the CSIRO (top left). In … Continued

Australian Banknote Forgeries

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A member of the Numismatic Society of South Australia presented the following at the Society’s meeting held on 19 November 2015. The Advertiser newspaper today (19.11.15) reported on the arrest of a 30 year old man and his 25 year … Continued

Australian Promissory Notes

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Private promissory notes in small denominations had their hey-day in New South Wales from c.1812-1814 and Tasmania from c.1822-1826. They are generally referred to as “Promissory notes”, but the notes of those times really divide into two general categories. The … Continued