2016-02-25 Thu

On 11th February, it was announced by Reserve Bank of Australia that Australia’s next generation of bank notes, a new $5 note, will be released on 1st September.

Apart from the new security features and tactile enhancements to aid the visually impaired, these notes will have a more modern feel keeping the colour, size and people portrayed on each denomination the same. One feature of the new designs will be the depiction of a different species of Australian wattle on each denomination. The $5 note features a golden wattle which is Australia’s floral emblem.

Australia has about 950 native species of wattle. The ones that will be depicted on the new notes will be known on National Wattle Day, 1st September, when the new notes are issued.