Year: 1942
Denomination: One Pound
Signatories: H.T.Armitage,Governor,Commonwealth Bank Australia
S. G. McFarlane, Secretary to the Treasury
Serial Number: H 21 472600
Renniks No.: R30a
Approx Grade: F+
Note Description:
Has several folds and some light red staining on back and front. No pin holes or tears. Edges intact. Paper is in reasonably good condition.
Design Details:
Obverse:
George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions from 11 December 1936 until his death. He was the last Emperor of India (until 1947), the last King of Ireland (until 1949), and the first Head of the Commonwealth. As the second son of King George V, he was not expected to inherit the throne and spent his early life in the shadow of his elder brother, Edward. He served in the Royal Navy during World War I, and after the war took on the usual round of public engagements. He married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923, and they had two daughters, Elizabeth (who succeeded him as Queen Elizabeth II) and Margaret.
Reverse:
A picture of a farming scene with 2 men tending the sheep.
Watermark:
Captain Cook in left hand oval . The word ’Half’ also sits behind each of the signatories.
All biographical details are taken from Wikipedia for education purposes only.
