Year: 1993
Denomination: Twenty Dollars (Paper)
Signatories: B. W. Fraser, Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia
A. S. Cole, Secretary to the Treasury
Serial Number: A 000844 + B 000844 Red Serials
A 000845 + B 000845 Red Serials
Approx Grade: UNC
Note Description:
A & B $20 RED Serials were originally derived as singles that were originally cut up from Limited Edition uncut sheet, as a result they are very rare. The 1,000 Mintage per prefix with early A & B 1st & 2nd Prefix highly desirable. Here we offer 2 connsecutive numbered pairs of this extremely limited print run. Highly desirable and a fabulous addition to any portfolio.
Design Details:
Obverse:
Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith MC, AFC (9 February 1897 – 8 November 1935), often called Charles Kingsford Smith, or by his nickname Smithy, was a well-known early Australian aviator. In 1928, he made the first trans-Pacific flight from the United States to Australia. He also made the first non-stop crossing of the Australian mainland, the first flights between Australia and New Zealand, and the first eastward Pacific crossing from Australia to the United States. He also made a flight from Australia to London, and set a new record of 10.5 days.
Reverse:
An engraving of Lawrence Hargrave alongside a number of his gliders appeared on the reverse of the Australian $20 banknote from 1966 to 1994. There is a memorial to him at Bald Hill overlooking Stanwell Park beach. A centenary celebration and reenactment was held to commemorate the manlift in November 1994 at Stanwell Park. The Lawrence Hargrave Professor of Aeronautical Engineering at Sydney University and the Hargrave-Andrew Engineering and Sciences library at Monash University are named in his honour. Australian commercial air-carrier QANTAS named it's fifth wide body A-380 aircraft VH-OQE after Lawrence Hargrave.
Watermark: Captain Cook in left panel
All biographical details are taken from Wikipedia for education purposes only
