Australia 1968 $1 R72SF Coombs/Randall ZAF First Prefix Uncirculated Star Note Consecutive Pair
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Australia 1968 $1 R72SF Coombs/Randall ZAF First Prefix Uncirculate...
Issued in the tiniest of numbers during Australia’s second decimal signature combination, the 1968 $1 Coombs/Randall Star Replacement Note is a great Australian rarity. Indeed, this tremendously desirable type is, by some distance, Australia’s rarest $1 Star Note.
Very rare in Uncirculated condition as an individual note, this key banknote is a rarity of the highest order when found as an Uncirculated Consecutive Pair – especially when bearing the First Prefix, ZAF! Seldom offered as a consecutively numbered pair bearing the ZAF First Prefix, this landmark opportunity must be grasped with both hands.
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About Star Notes…
The ‘Glamour notes of Australian numismatics’!
The ‘glamour notes’ of Australian numismatics, Star Replacement Notes are sought after for their rich history, distinctive nature – and extreme rarity. Indeed, seldom seen on the market, Star Notes rank among Australia’s greatest rarities across the predecimal and decimal fields.
Distinctive in appearance, the Star Note was introduced in 1948 to aid the speed of note production. Instead of creating a hand-printed replacement bearing the same serial number as a faulty or damaged note, as had been the case in the past, the Star Note was given a new serial with no relation to the number of the withdrawn note. Each replacement note carried a 5-digit serial number, ending with a star during the predecimal period – hence the name – and an asterisk during the decimal era.
Printed in tiny numbers from 1948 until the early 1970s, when automated processes rendered the practice unnecessary, Australian Star Notes were naturally created with the specific intent of being issued for circulation. As Australian paper banknotes had a relatively short lifespan, it is logical that most Star Notes will have been withdrawn from circulation by the authorities and destroyed. And, of surviving examples, most will have suffered extensive circulation.
As a result, whilst rare in any condition, all Star Notes are excessively rare when found in the upper echelons of quality.
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