I was interested to read in Bigpond news that the first banknote printed for the Commonwealth of Australia will be going on sale.

Zeehan and Dundas Herald 2 May 1913 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article84027404
The ten shilling note was printed and hand numbered in a ceremony in 1913 and presented to the five-year old daughter of the Governor General, Judith Denman.
According to this article from the time young Judith numbered the note herself, and was given it a souvenir.
When she died in 1987 it was found in her belongings and has been sold twice since.
In 2000 it changed hands for $1m and in 2008 it was sold again for $1.9m.
Amazingly, this time it is expected to sell for $3.5million.
Lucky the price of bread and milk hasn’t risen as dramatically in the same time!
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