The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today unveiled the design of a new $5 note as part of a currency overhaul to improve banknote security.
The note will feature new security measures, including a new distinctive top-to-bottom window, the RBA said.
"Innovative new security features have been incorporated to help keep Australia's banknotes secure from counterfeiting into the future," said RBA Governor Glenn Stevens.
The new note will go into circulation from September 1.
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In addition to its security features, the note will include a tactile element to help vision-impaired people distinguish between the different denominations of banknotes.
It will have the same dimensions and pale purple colouring, featuring an image of Queen Elizabeth II updated from the previous design unveiled in 1995.
While keeping many original features, each note will carry a different species of Australian wattle tree and a native bird, the RBA said.
The $5 note will feature the Prickly Moses wattle and a native Australian bird, the Eastern Spinebill.
