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Five pounds 1913 to 1924 - Price guide and values

This first Commonwealth of Australia five pound note featured the Hawkesbury River at Brooklyn, New South Wales on the back and a band of red across the top and bottom of the note.

Approximately 693,442 of these notes were printed. Following the discovery of forgeries in 1914, the reverse design was modified for the next issue with the inclusion of a mosaic of 5's and colour phasing on the reverse.

Five pounds 1913 to 1924 - Banknote of Australia

You can see the list of signatures on australian banknotes. To help you to know the meaning of grades such as G, VG, F, VF, EF, AU, UNC, etc., you can jump to the grading section. View the average prices of certified banknotes sold at auctions.

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Collins-Allen

Varieties AG-3 G-4 VG-8 F-12 VF-20 EF-40 AU-50
Prefix U - No mosaic - - £11,200 £20,900 £45,000 £63,400 £76,800
Prefix U - Mosaic - Dark serials - - £10,200 £14,100 £32,700 £55,100 £73,900
Prefix U - Mosaic - Black serial - - £1,660 £3,320 £8,600 £14,900 £20,300
Suffix U - Mosaic - Black serial - - £1,450 £2,870 £5,000 £12,300 £17,200
Prefix V - - £1,720 £3,110 £6,200 £14,400 £19,500
Suffix V - - £1,460 £3,220 £7,500 £14,000 £19,700
Varieties UNC-60 UNC-62 CUNC-63 CUNC-64 GUNC-65 GUNC-66 GUNC-67
Prefix U - No mosaic £93,200 £104,000 £109,600 £129,300 £148,900 - -
Prefix U - Mosaic - Dark serials £91,700 £103,500 £109,600 £129,600 £149,500 - -
Prefix U - Mosaic - Black serial £30,100 £36,600 £39,900 £51,800 £63,700 - -
Suffix U - Mosaic - Black serial £24,100 £28,600 £31,000 £40,500 £50,000 - -
Prefix V £27,600 £33,000 £35,700 £47,700 £59,600 - -
Suffix V £26,500 £31,000 £33,400 £44,700 £56,000 - -

Average prices of certified Five pounds 1913 to 1924 Collins-Allen sold at auctions

Cerutty-Collins

Varieties AG-3 G-4 VG-8 F-12 VF-20 EF-40 AU-50
Suffix V - - £2,510 £5,300 £10,000 £17,700 £24,300
Prefix U and suffixes B to H - - £767 £1,540 £2,640 £5,400 £10,000
Prefix U and suffix A - - £965 £1,770 £3,700 £7,400 £10,700
Prefix U and suffix J - - £1,030 £1,880 £4,450 £8,700 £12,500
Varieties UNC-60 UNC-62 CUNC-63 CUNC-64 GUNC-65 GUNC-66 GUNC-67
Suffix V £35,100 £42,200 £45,900 £59,900 £73,900 - -
Prefix U and suffixes B to H £14,200 £17,000 £18,500 £26,500 £34,500 - -
Prefix U and suffix A £15,300 £18,300 £19,900 £28,100 £36,300 - -
Prefix U and suffix J £17,900 £21,400 £23,200 £30,400 £37,500 - -

Average prices of certified Five pounds 1913 to 1924 Cerutty-Collins sold at auctions

Last update : Wednesday, June 11, 2025

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