The oldest existing bank note came from 14th Century China; this was a 1000 Yuen banknote, 225 by 340 mm with a pile of coins depicted front and centre. However, paper money can be traced back to 7th Century China during the Song Dynasty when paper currency was used as temporary ‘cash’ to tackle the […]
Subject: Arcabi Pty Ltd-Trading As-The Rare Coin Company (In Liquidation). John Pettit Pty Ltd (Voluntary Administration- DOCA*) *Document of Company Arrangement. Prepared By: R.E. Fahy Pty Ltd Trading as the Right Note (Established 1995) As a new client of The Right Note, we have written this article for the information of customers of the two […]
Australian Pre Decimal Banknotes circa 1913-1961 The first Australian specimen banknotes were issued by The Treasury of the Commonwealth of Australia Circa 1913-1915. These banknotes came from the normal printing run of each denomination, they carried the word CANCELLED perforated horizontally near the centre on the obverse side of each banknote. The signature combinations of […]
Herbert “Nugget” Wilson, was an interesting man in every way, highly educated and very intelligent, and according to all account was somewhat of a ladies man. Mr Wilson was Australian longest running signature on Australian banknotes converting both the pre decimal and decimal era’s from 1949 to 1978. An achievement that will never be repeated […]
THE first look at the new “youthful” bank notes, created by the Reserve Bank of Australia, has been deemed a “massive fail” by some news.com.au readers. More than 100 people took to news.com.au’s Facebook page to comment on the designs, suggesting the faces on the notes were outdated and should instead include Slim Dusty, Steve […]
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Peter Martin has published a couple interesting articles on The Sydney Morning Herald. Although the primary focus of the articles is about large quantities of Australian $100 notes in circulation there are some side notes that should be of interest to Australian banknote collectors and investors. The first article on the 24th of September 2012 […]
This is your opportunity to share in one of Australia’s best high return investments It’s Your Future – It’s Your Money – So Make It work Why Rare Australian Banknotes make Good Investing Sense According to a published survey conducted by Access Economics broadcast on The Money Show (Channel 9), rare Australian banknotes continue to […]
From The Desk of R.E. Fahy. (Original article from 1st June 2007 Reposted May 2012) Attention all Banknote Investors and Collectors Australian Polymer Banknote Investing Australian banknotes have, over the period of 1994 to 2003, shown an average annual capital return of 15%-20%. Depending on the type of banknote this growth rate demonstrates once again […]
As Australia’s leading rare banknote specialist the question most asked by email and telephone is, what my banknote collection is worth? We offer a free service to client’s worldwide, enquiries range from the rarest of banknotes issued in Australia and internationally, these banknotes are researched and valued for all clients as part of our complimentary […]
