Australia 50 Dollars 2018 (FC183799379) UNC

50 Dollars 2018 (© Front: Effigy of David Unaipon (1872–1967) Australia's first published Aboriginal author. Shields from David Unaipon's Ngarrindjeri nation and images portraying the practices of miwi and 'Nhung e umpie' navel cord exchange about which Unaipon wrote. Acacia humifusa. Black Swan (Cygnus atratus). Open book (embossing). Raukkan Church. Reverse: Portrait of Edith Dircksey Cowan (née Brown, 1861–1932) the first female member of an Australian parliament. Gumnut brooch Edith Cowan had made to symbolise that entry into Parliament was a ‘tough nut to crack’ for women. King Edward Memorial Hospital in Perth, Western Australia, a women’s and maternity hospital that Edith Cowan helped establish. Open book (embossing). Raukkan Church. Main colour: Earth yellow. Design: Emerystudio (Creative Director Garry Emery). Tactile feature: Four raised bumps. Signatures: Philip Lowe (Governor, 2016–2023); John A. Fraser (Secretary to the Treasury, 2015 – 2018). Issuer: Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). Date of Issue: 18 October 2018. Legal tender: Yes. Material: Polymer plastic substrate. Printer: Note Printing Australia Ltd. (NPA)) © (Serial No: FC183799379) UNC

Dimensions: 151 x 65 mm

Catalogue Number: P-65a (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications)

Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (new, unused, mint)

Texts: Australia. Fifty Dollars. Legal tender throughout Australia. The microprint on the banknote features excerpts of Unaipon's book 'Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines' and Edith Cowan's maiden speech to Western Australian Parliament. 'I stand here to-day in the unique position of being the first woman in an Australian Parliament'. 1923 Women's Legal Status. No.56 of 1923.