YearDenominationPrefixSerial
Number Range
Signatures
Governor/Secretary to Treasury
2005$5BA 05 – EA 05999999000001Macfarlane/Henry
$5EB 05 – HB 05999999000001Macfarlane/Henry
$5HC 05 – KC 05999999910037Macfarlane/Henry
$20AA 05 – DA 05999999000001Macfarlane/Henry
$20DB 05 – GB 05999999080001Macfarlane/Henry
$50AA 05 – DA 05999999000001Macfarlane/Henry
$50DB 05 – GB 05999999000001Macfarlane/Henry
$50GC 05 – JC 05999999295501Macfarlane/Henry

YearDenominationPrefixSerial
Number Range
Signatures
Governor/Secretary to Treasury
2004$50AA 04 – DA 04999999153501Macfarlane/Henry
$50AA 04 – DA 04130000000001Macfarlane/Henry
$50DB 04 – GB 04999999572501Macfarlane/Henry

YearDenominationPrefixSerial
Number Range
Signatures
Governor/Secretary to Treasury
2003$5BA 03 – EA 03999999000001Macfarlane/Henry
$10AA 03 – DF 03742500000001Macfarlane/Henry
$20AA 03 – DA 03260000008001Macfarlane/Henry
$50AA 03 – DA 03820000000001Macfarlane/Henry

YearDenominationPrefixSerial
Number Range
Signatures
Governor/Secretary to Treasury
2002$5BA 02 – EA 02870000000001Macfarlane/Henry
$10AA 02 – DF 02999999000001Macfarlane/Henry
$10DG 02 – GL 02999999670001Macfarlane/Henry
$20 *AA 02 – DD 02999999000001Macfarlane/Henry
$20 *DE 02 – GH 02999999000001Macfarlane/Henry
$20 *GJ 02 – KM 02999999401001Macfarlane/Henry
* The letter ëI' not used in prefixes for this print run.

YearDenominationPrefixSerial
Number Range
Signatures
Governor/Secretary to Treasury
2001$5 Fed *AA 01 – AA 01999999200001Macfarlane/Evans
$5 Fed *AB 01 – DB 01999999160001Macfarlane/Evans
$5 Fed *DC 01 – GC 01999999000001Macfarlane/Evans
$5 Fed *GD 01 – JD 01999999630001Macfarlane/Evans
* Federation $5 note issued to commemorate Australia's Centenary of Federation.

YearDenominationPrefixSerial
Number Range
Signatures
Governor/Secretary to Treasury
1999$50AA 99 – DA 99999999050001Macfarlane/Evans
$50DB 99 – GB 99999999000001Macfarlane/Evans
$50GC 99 – JC 99999999000001Macfarlane/Evans
$50JD 99 – MD 99999999000001Macfarlane/Evans
$50ME 99 – PE 99999999888001Macfarlane/Evans
$100AA 99 – CF 99999999050001Macfarlane/Evans
$100CG 99 – EL 99999999000001Macfarlane/Evans
$100EM 99 – HE 99999999000001Macfarlane/Evans
$100HF 99 – JK 99999999833501Macfarlane/Evans

YearDenominationPrefixSerial
Number Range
Signatures
Governor/Secretary to Treasury
1998$5BA 98 – EA 98999999013001Macfarlane/Evans
$10AA 98 – DF 98999999050001Macfarlane/Evans
$10DG 98 – GL 98999999490001Macfarlane/Evans
$20AA 98 – DA 98999999119501Macfarlane/Evans
$50AA 98 – DA 98999999050001Macfarlane/Evans
$50DB 98 – GB 98999999000001Macfarlane/Evans
$50GC 98 – JC 98999999960001Macfarlane/Evans
$100AA 98 – CF 98999999444501Macfarlane/Evans

YearDenominationPrefixSerial
Number Range
Signatures
Governor/Secretary to Treasury
1997$5BA 97 – EA 97999999000001Macfarlane/Evans
$5EB 97 – HB 97999999864001Macfarlane/Evans
$5 *AN 97 – DN 97999999990229Macfarlane/Evans
$10AA 97 – DF 97999999489501Macfarlane/Evans
$20AA 97 – DA 97999999050001Macfarlane/Evans
$20DB 97 – GB 97999999793001Macfarlane/Evans
$50AA 97 – DA 97999999050001Macfarlane/Evans
$50DB 97 – GB 97999999000001Macfarlane/Evans
$50GC 97 – JC 97999999514001Macfarlane/Evans
* Test notes issued for trial of static free substrate (prefixes used were AN to AZ, BN to BZ and CN to DN).

YearDenominationPrefixSerial
Number Range
Signatures
Governor/Secretary to Treasury
1996$5BA 96 – EA 96999999439001Fraser/Evans
$5BA 96 – EA 96439000325001Macfarlane/Evans
$10AA 96 – DF 96999999850001Macfarlane/Evans
$20AA 96 – DA 96999999181001Fraser/Evans
$50AA 96 – DA 96999999373001Fraser/Evans
$100AA 96 – CF 96999999050001Fraser/Evans
$100CG 96 – EL 96999999000001Fraser/Evans
$100EM 96 – HE 96999999000001Fraser/Evans
$100HF 96 – JK 96999999757501Fraser/Evans
$100 *AN 96 – CS 96999999648001Fraser/Evans
* Test notes issued for trial of static free substrate (prefixes used were AN to AZ, BN to BZ and CN to CS).

YearDenominationPrefixSerial
Number Range
Signatures
Governor/Secretary to Treasury
1995$5AA 95 – AA 95210000010001Fraser/Evans
$5BA 95 – EA 95999999010001Fraser/Evans
$5EB 95 – HB 95999999000001Fraser/Evans
$5HC 95 – KC 95999999233001Fraser/Evans
$20AA 95 – DA 95999999246501Fraser/Evans
$50AA 95 – DA 95999999050001Fraser/Evans
$50DB 95 – GB 95999999000001Fraser/Evans
$50GC 95 – JC 95999999000001Fraser/Evans
$50JD 95 – MD 95999999000001Fraser/Evans
$50ME 95 – PE 95999999000001Fraser/Evans
$50PF 95 – SF 95999999000001Fraser/Evans
$50SG 95 – VG 95999999620001Fraser/Evans

YearDenominationPrefixSerial
Number Range
Signatures
Governor/Secretary to Treasury
1994$10AA 94 – DF 94999999615795Fraser/Evans
$20AA 94 – DA 94999999010001Fraser/Evans
$20DB 94 – GB 94999999000001Fraser/Evans
$20GC 94 – JC 94999999000001Fraser/Evans
$20JD 94 – MD 94999999000001Fraser/Evans
$20ME 94 – PE 94999999820001Fraser/Evans

YearDenominationPrefixSerial
Number Range
Signatures
Governor/Secretary to Treasury
1993 *$5BA 93 – EA 93999999445001Fraser/Evans
$10AA 93 – DF 93999999010001Fraser/Evans
$10DG 93 – GL 93999999000001Fraser/Evans
$10GM 93 – KE 93999999083501Fraser/Evans
* Introduction of the ëyear dated' prefix structure.

YearDenominationPrefixSerial
Number Range
Signatures
Governor/Secretary to Treasury
1992$5 *AA 00 – AA 39999999006001Fraser/Cole
$5 *AA 40 – AA 79999999000001Fraser/Cole
$5 *AA 80 – AB 19999999222001Fraser/Cole
* Consecutive numerical prefixes used for this print run.

Disclaimer

Some of the note prefix and serial number information has been compiled from incomplete records, and it is possible that notes have been issued with serial numbers outside of those published in the above tables. While every effort has been made by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to ensure the information is correct, the RBA accepts no liability for the accuracy or completeness of the information, nor any responsibility for financial loss or damage resulting from use of the information. The RBA recommends that users exercise care and judgement when using the information.