Australia Banknotes

According to the Reserve Bank of Australia, the new design will pay tribute to "the culture and history" of Indigenous Australians.

Australia will replace the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II from its A$5 currency note with a new design to reflect and honour the history of its Indigenous culture, the country's central bank said on Thursday.

The Australian government said on Tuesday that the image of King Charles III would not automatically replace Queen Elizabeth II's on A$5 notes, and it may be replaced by Australian figures.

The new coronavirus may remain infectious for weeks on banknotes, glass and other common surfaces, according to research by Australia's top biosecurity laboratory that highlights risks from paper currency, touchscreen devices and grab handles and rails.

The coronavirus that causes Covid-19 can survive on items such as banknotes and phones for up to 28 days in cool, dark conditions, according to a study by Australia's national science agency.

The Reserve Bank of Australia on Thursday confirmed a printing error on the new 50 dollar note after a radio station posted a photo on social media sent in by a listener.

It may be the smallest-denominated Australian dollar banknote, but a new design for the Aus$5 bill attracted an outsized amount of criticism when it was unveiled today, with detractors calling it "hideous" and "like vomit".

The only surviving example of Australia's first official banknote exceeded expectations when it was auctioned for Aus$334,000 ($310,000), officials said on Thursday.

Australia's first banknote, printed 100 years ago and found in a letter in England in 1999, has gone on sale for 3.5 million Australian dollars (about Rs. 19.33 crore), auctioneers said on Wednesday.

According to the Reserve Bank of Australia, the new design will pay tribute to "the culture and history" of Indigenous Australians.

Australia will replace the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II from its A$5 currency note with a new design to reflect and honour the history of its Indigenous culture, the country's central bank said on Thursday.

The Australian government said on Tuesday that the image of King Charles III would not automatically replace Queen Elizabeth II's on A$5 notes, and it may be replaced by Australian figures.

The new coronavirus may remain infectious for weeks on banknotes, glass and other common surfaces, according to research by Australia's top biosecurity laboratory that highlights risks from paper currency, touchscreen devices and grab handles and rails.

The coronavirus that causes Covid-19 can survive on items such as banknotes and phones for up to 28 days in cool, dark conditions, according to a study by Australia's national science agency.

The Reserve Bank of Australia on Thursday confirmed a printing error on the new 50 dollar note after a radio station posted a photo on social media sent in by a listener.

It may be the smallest-denominated Australian dollar banknote, but a new design for the Aus$5 bill attracted an outsized amount of criticism when it was unveiled today, with detractors calling it "hideous" and "like vomit".

The only surviving example of Australia's first official banknote exceeded expectations when it was auctioned for Aus$334,000 ($310,000), officials said on Thursday.

Australia's first banknote, printed 100 years ago and found in a letter in England in 1999, has gone on sale for 3.5 million Australian dollars (about Rs. 19.33 crore), auctioneers said on Wednesday.