£5 from 1927 to 1966
1927 Riddle/Heathershaw Five Pound Banknote
| Obverse | Coat of Arms |
| Reverse | Hawkesbury River, N.S.W |
| Signatories | E. C. Riddle, Governor, Commonwealth Bank of Australia J. Heathershaw, Secretary to the Treasury |
| Size | 180.34mm [width] 78.74mm [height] |
| Composition | Paper – 75 gsm |
| Watermark | Light basketweave around edges and ’£5’ (twice) in centre Dark ’Commonwealth’ above and ’Australia’ below centre |
| Serial Numbers | Prefix letter Q over numeral Q/11 290001 to Q/26 773000 |
| Obverse | Sir John Franklin |
| Reverse | Aboriginal artifacts & primary produce |
| Signatories | H. C. Coombs, Governor, Commonwealth Bank of Australia Roland Wilson, Secretary to the Treasury |
| Size | 167.64mm [width] 78.74mm [height] |
| Composition | Paper – 83 gsm |
| Watermark | Captain Cook in centre oval ’FIVE’ behind each signature |
| Serial Numbers | Prefix letters TB, TC or TD over numeral TB/41 120001 to TD/09 519000 |
Notes :
In 1991 Note Printing Australia [NPA] issued a 25th anniversary of decimal currency release consisting of the last 800 ten shilling, one pound, five pound and ten pound notes. Included in this release were the first issue one, two, ten and twenty dollar notes. Many of these sets have been broken up by individual sales and may cause confusion in the marketplace.
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