Description
Australia, Queen Elizabeth II (1952 – present), One Pound Mis-matched Serial Numbers Banknote, 1961, signed by the Reserve Bank Governor Herbert Cole Coombs and Secretary of the Treasury Sir Roland Wilson CBE. Serial Number HK13 723907 / HK13 724907. Renniks-34b. Despite the modest grade with several folds, a very rare mis-matching of serial numbers, Fair to Fine.
Design: Obverse features the diademed head of Queen Elizabeth II in the right hand side frame; at the centre the Coat of Arms of Australia above central detail noting the denomination, declaration of authenticity within Australia, serial number and signatures, “COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA” below; all within mosaic and floral frame. Reverse features the heads of Charles Stuart and Hamilton Hume facing one another within separate frames, to the left the denomination within another frame and an empty frame on the far right, all within mosaic and floral frame.