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Australian Twenty Pounds Banknote Price Guide

This guide identifies Australia's Twenty Pounds banknotes by issue, signatures, reference number, serial-number format and recognised sub-type, with practical collector values by grade.

Values are shown in Australian dollars as general collector guides. Originality, grade, repairs, staining, folds, tears, paper quality, colour, serial-number significance and provenance can all materially affect the value of an individual note.

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1914 ISSUE

R64

1914 Twenty Pounds - Collins & Allen

The 1914 Twenty Pounds issue carries the signatures of Jas R. Collins and Geo T. Allen and is identified by the X prefix.

Issue Identification

Reference: R64
Issue year: 1914
Signatures: Jas R. Collins / Geo T. Allen
Prefix: X
Basic colour: Dark blue
Dimensions: approximately 165 × 98 mm to 168 × 102 mm
Reverse: Timber cutting, Bruny Island, Tasmania
Collector note: The supplied reference records 13 known surviving R64 notes, together with one trial and two specimens.
Reverse scene: The reverse depicts timber cutting on Bruny Island, Tasmania, circa 1895. The reference identifies the workers as Tom Farrell in the right foreground, Jack Cairns in the right background, Ted Murray Junior in the left foreground and Ted Murray Senior in the left background.

R64 Collector Values

ReferencePrefix detailVGFVFEFaUNCUNC
R64Prefix X $13,510$23,160$43,425$67,550$86,850$111,940

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1918 ISSUE

R65

1918 Twenty Pounds - Cerutty & Collins

The 1918 Twenty Pounds issue carries the signatures of C. J. Cerutty and Jas R. Collins. Two recognised serial styles are listed separately: small serrated serials with prefix X, and bold serials with suffix X.

Issue Identification

Reference: R65
Issue year: 1918
Signatures: C. J. Cerutty / Jas R. Collins
Recognised subtypes: R65a and R65b
R65a: Small serrated serials - prefix X
R65b: Bold serials - suffix X
Reverse: Timber cutting, Bruny Island, Tasmania
Collector note: The supplied reference records 7 known surviving R65a notes and 16 known surviving R65b notes.
Series note: The supplied reference records a total printing of approximately 421,500 Twenty Pounds notes for the 1914-1938 group shown on the reference page.

R65 Collector Values

ReferenceSerial / subtype detailVGFVFEFaUNCUNC
R65aSmall serrated serials - prefix X $15,440$27,503$51,145$74,305$97,465$130,275
R65bBold serials - suffix X $13,510$23,160$41,978$62,725$82,990$109,045