1997 Macfarlane/Evans Five Dollar Banknote
| Obverse |
Queen Elizabeth II with Gum Branch |
| Reverse |
Old and New Parliament House, Capital Hill, Canberra |
| Signatories |
{Ian} I. Macfarlane, Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia
{Ted} E.A. Evans, Secretary to the Treasury |
| Size |
130.00mm [width], 65.00mm [height] |
| Composition |
Polymer |
| Watermark |
The introduction of polymer banknotes saw the end of the customary Watermark. It was replaced with a Variable Optical Security Device in the bottom corner. The clear window [Optical Security Device] contains a stylised gum [eucalyptus] flower. |
| Serial Numbers |
Two letter & Two number Prefix
BA97 – HB97 |
Notes:
In 1997, the RBA made a special print run of Macfarlane/Evans notes to test a minor modification to one of the materials used in the opacifying inks. The test was successful and the RBA decided to put the notes into general circulation. Some 300,000 such notes were released into the circulation with prefixes running from AN97 to DN97, and with the serial number range from 999999 to 990229, meaning there are only around 7,500 notes for each prefix. The previously accepted prefix range for this issue was BA97 to HB97, with M as the highest letter used as the second letter of the prefix letter A as the first prefix letter was not used for regular issue $5 notes since 1995.
| Auction Prices |
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VF |
EF |
aUNC |
CFU |
| 2014 |
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312 |
| 2016 |
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[22]26 |
[24]36 |
132 |
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[35]54 |
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[32]48 |
140 |
| 2019 |
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13 |
[36]42 |
[22]148 |
| First serial prefix BA97 # r218bF – Mc304b/1 |
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[70]75 |
[80]97 |
133 |
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100 |
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120 |
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| Last serial prefix HB97 # r218bL – Mc304b/2 |
| Auction Prices |
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[293] 516 |
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85 |
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132 |
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[25*]295 |
[320]555 |
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39 |
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*I put this in here because I lost on a lousy $18 bid +$7 Post on
Facebook on the 3rd of May 2017… disappointed…
| 1997 Macfarlane/Evans Five Dollar Test Notes |
| General prefix AO97 – AZ97 # r218bTi – Mc304cT |
| Auction Prices |
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[80]88 |
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[45]69 |
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[64](pr)74(pr) |
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7 |
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76 |
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**11/12/16 with 26 bids 11 Uncirculated notes of each of the following Prefixes –
AO97, AP97, AQ97, AR97, AS97, AT97, AV97, AW97, AX97, AY97 and AZ97
sold for $406
| General prefix BO97 – BZ97 and CO97 – CZ97 # r218bTii – Mc304cT1 |
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[65]97 |
110 |
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[90]115 |
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9 |
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[78]114(pr) |
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| First serial prefix AN97 # r218TF – Mc304c/T2 |
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| Last serial prefix DN97 # r218TL – Mc304c/T3 |
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updated: 03/05/2019
