Australian One Pound Note 1918
Australian "Treasury" series £1 note.
Obverse: The Coat of arms of the Commonwealth of Australia and Imperial State Crown at center. The note featured the words: "The Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia promises to pay the Bearer ONE POUND 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: James R. Collins (Secretary of the Treasury) and C. J. Cerutty (Assistant Secretary of the Treasury).
Reverse: The Australian first one pound banknote featured gold mining at Bendigo. Image showing men working at the 4,156 foot level of the Victoria Quartz Mine, Bendigo, Victoria, 1909.
The Victoria Quartz Mine was at that time the world's deepest gold mine. The Bendigo area had been a focal point of the gold rushes that had so transformed the economy during the previous half century.
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