1942 Five Pound Consec Run of 4 Armitage/McFarlane R46 PCGS Choice Unc 64

1942 Five Pound Consec Run of 4 Armitage/McFarlane R46 PCGS Choice Unc 64

Front: George VI at right

Back: Manufacturing scene in bas relief at centre

Period on Issue: April 28th 1939 ~ December 1943

Mintage: 42,000,000

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This incredible run of 5-pound notes dates to the early years of WWII.

Nominal wage statistics recorded by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that five pounds were pretty much the average weekly wage throughout World War II.

We don't need to be rocket scientists to conclude then that this run of 4 five pound notes was equivalent to a month's average wages at the time they were issued.

That was an incredible amount of money at a time when staples such as clothing, tea, sugar, butter and meat were strictly rationed right across the country.

These notes have great paper quality and body - the intaglio is raised in sections on the front, that's how fresh they are.

The higher denominations from the King George VI period are incredibly tough to get in consecutive runs - this run has also been independently graded.

Click the PCGS icon below to verify the certificate details for the first note in this run directly on the PCGS website. Links for the other 3 notes are below the PCGS logo.

PCGS Certificate Number: 49067499

PCGS Choice Unc 64	49067500
PCGS Choice Unc 64	49067501
PCGS Choice Unc 64	49067502
PCGS Choice Unc 64	49067503

 

 

SKU

210617