Issue: $5 x 3, $10 x 2, $20 x 2, $50 x 1 and $100 x 1.
Australia's polymer notes are discussed under the following headings.

Just click on the underlined coloured link highlighted below to access each denomination.

• The First Issue - 1988.

• Five Dollars - 1992 & 1993.
• Re-coloured Five Dollars - From 1995 to date. Includes 1997 Test Note.
• Five Dollar "Wattle" Series - Issued Sept 2016.
• Federation Five Dollars - 2001.
• Ten Dollars - From 1994 to date. Includes Modified $10.
• Ten Dollar Wattle Series - Issued 20 Sept 2017.
• Twenty Dollars - From 1994 to date. Includes Modified $20.
• Fifty Dollars - From 1995 to date.
• One Hundred Dollars - 1996 to date. Includes 1996 Test Note.
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Following a $10 commemorative for the bicentenary in 1988, between 1992 and 1996 Australia completed its conversion to polymer banknotes. A re-coloured $5 was introduced in 1995 and a second commemorative was issued in 2001.

Each denomination is a totally new design. The New Note Series as our current notes were called at the time of their introduction, has the consistent theme of the development of Australia as a nation with an emphasis on cultural and social aspects. Gender equality is maintained with men and women featuring equally on the fronts and backs of the notes and equally across denominations.

In March, 2002 a slightly modified $20 was introduced. In the next 12 months or so, a modified $5, 10, 50 and 100 will be introduced. The changes are slight and for all intents and purposes there is no difference from the note it replaces. Nevertheless, they are sufficient for these notes to warrant new catalogue classifications.

Polymer technology is dynamic. Enhancements are still being developed by the Reserve Bank of Australia and its related companies. It will be interesting to see if new security features are incorporated in this modified series.