Australia 1879–1903 — Federal Bank of Australia, Limited £1 Specimen (Pick Unlisted) Unique
This specimen represents a one pound note prepared for the Federal Bank of Australia, Limited and printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company in London during the bank’s short operational life between 1879 and 1903. It belongs to one of the most fragile and least documented chapters of Australia’s pre-Federation private banking era, when dozens of colonial banks issued their own paper currency under uneven regulation and extreme financial volatility. The Federal Bank of Australia commenced operations in 1881 and expanded aggressively during the speculative land-boom years of the late nineteenth century. ... Read more →
AustraliaSpecimen18791 PoundPMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (Annotated, Top Population) Specimen BanknotePrinter SpecimenAnnotated SpecimenExport Engraved NoteLarge Format BanknoteBradbury WilkinsonBritish Security PrintingVictorian Era EngravingPrivate Banknote ProductionFederal Bank of Australia LimitedAustralian Private BanksPre Federation AustraliaSydney Banking HistoryVictorian Banking Crisis1893 Banking CollapseAustraliaSydney187919031879–1903Pick UnlistedPMG Top PopulationMuseum GradeR9 Extremely RareUnique