Australian 20 Pound note 1913
Australian "Treasury" series £20 note.
Obverse: The Coat of arms of the Commonwealth of Australia at left and Imperial State Crown at center. The note featured the words: "The Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia promises to pay the Bearer TWENTY POUNDS in gold coin on Demand at the Commonwealth Treasury at the Seat of Government". The bottom centre of the notes carried the imprint "T.S. Harrison Australian Note Printer". Signatures: George Thomas Allen (Secretary of the Treasury) and James R. Collins (Assistant Secretary of the Treasury).
Reverse: Lumberjacks at Bruny Island - Timber cutting on Bruny Island, Tasmania, circa 1895. Reproduced courtesy of Forestry of Tasmania, from a photograph by John Watt Beattie.
The tree being felled is believed to be a blue gum. In the 19th century this timber was used by shipbuilders in Britain and elsewhere.
Original Size: 165 mm × 98 mm.
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