1949 Coombs/Watt One Pound Banknote
Obverse |
Coat of Arms & George VI |
Reverse |
Pastoral Scene – Tending Sheep |
Signatories |
H. C. Coombs, Governor, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
G.P.N. Watt, Secretary to the Treasury |
Size |
154.94mm [width] 81.28mm [height] |
Composition |
Paper – 77gsm |
Watermark |
Captain Cook in left oval
’ONE POUND’ behind each signature |
Serial Numbers |
Prefix K, I or W over numeral
K/97 000001 to K/99 1000000
I/10 000001 to I/99 1000000
W/0 000001 to W/79 1000000 |
Notes :
The serial number range W/72 000001 to W/75 1000000 was omitted from the Coombs/Watt signature combination and included in the Coombs/Wilson series.
The numbers below were reserved for star notes:
I/0 00001 to I/9 99999
W/0 00001 to W/8 99999.
Auction Prices |
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VG |
Fine |
VF |
EF |
aUNC |
CFU |
2013 |
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[39]87 |
130 |
179 |
[628]809 |
2014 |
|
20 |
[41]135 |
[94]180 |
[223]300 |
|
2015 |
29 |
[41]89 |
[87]180 |
[153]287 |
180 |
|
2015 |
|
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[60]97 |
|
|
|
2016 |
15 |
[15]32 |
[30]106 |
[67]127 |
190 |
|
2017 |
[16]32 |
[19]76 |
[29]104** |
[56]142 |
210 |
|
2018 |
[12]24 |
[22]59 |
[34]102 |
[70]136 |
[196]211 |
|
2019 |
[11]20 |
[20]45 |
[39]92 |
[96]132 |
[103]225 |
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** I personally won one of these notes at auction on Facebook for $36 so the Prices do run on par,
you just have to be patient & wait for the right (lowest) price & be happy with what you pay…
First serial prefix K/97 # r31F – Mc48a |
Auction Prices |
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VG |
Fine |
VF |
EF |
aUNC |
CFU |
2014 |
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2015 |
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2016 |
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2017 |
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300 |
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2018 |
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435 |
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2019 |
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Last serial prefix W/79 # r31L – Mc48b |
Auction Prices |
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VG |
Fine |
VF |
EF |
aUNC |
CFU |
2014 |
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520 |
|
|
2015 |
|
|
87 |
153 |
|
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2016 |
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2017 |
|
330 |
|
|
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2018 |
|
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|
515 |
|
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2019 |
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Star Replacement # r31s – Mc48s |
Notes : Star note serial numbers :
I/1 85117* to I/9 93881*
W/1 01862* to W/1 95098*
Auction Prices |
|
VG |
Fine |
VF |
EF |
aUNC |
CFU |
2013 |
|
796 |
2,378 |
|
|
|
2014 |
|
|
4,000 |
|
|
|
2015 |
600 |
|
3,225 |
|
|
|
2016 |
|
[500]1,123 |
|
|
|
6,175 |
2017 |
|
1,510 |
[2,179]2,215 |
|
|
|
2018 |
910 |
|
2,600 |
|
|
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2019 |
|
1,331 |
2,922 |
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updated: 21/06/2019