1932 Bank of Australasia Uniform II Five Pounds Specimen Trading Banknote

Obverse: THE BANK OF AUSTRALASIA FIVE POUNDS / Trade and Agriculture personifications seated

Reverse: BANK OF AUSTRALASIA INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1835 / Coat of Arms

Date: 23 August 1932

Grade: AU grade

Domicile: Wellington

Reference: B951 Clifford Uniform II

Printer: Thomas De La Rue of London

Notes: The Uniform II issue of The Bank of Australasia Five Pounds is differentiated from Uniform I which was printed by Perkins Bacon & Co while the latter by Thomas De La Rue. It is extremely scarce, with Alistair Robb’s Catalogue of the Trading Bank Notes of New Zealand giving a rarity rating of R7 ( Only 2-3 known ), and with a approximate value back in 2006 between $9000-14,000. This exact specimen is likely one of the finest, if not The finest one known offered publicly for sale.