New $20 Banknote Enters General Circulation
October 11, 2019June 10, 2022
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New $20 Banknote Enters General Circulation

The new $20 banknote enters general circulation on Tuesday 8th October 2019.

According to the RBA, the new note follows the design and security traditions established with the first three denominations in the Next Generation Banknote series. These include features such as

  • a top-to-bottom clear window,
  • a flying kookaburra that moves its wings and changes colour,
  • a reversing number ‘20’ and
  • a patch with a rolling colour effect.

As with the $5, $10 and $50, the new $20 also includes representations of a wattle and native bird – the Acacia buxifolia and a Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae).

The new banknotes also have a tactile feature, in the form of three raised bumps on each of the long edges of the note, to help visually impaired people to distinguish between different denominations of banknotes.

All of the Microelectronic cash handling devices are updated and certified for identifying and validating the Next Generation of Australian Banknotes, including the latest issue of NGB $20. If you are in doubt as to whether your system is NGB-ready, contact us by phone on 02 9417 6644, or at info@microelectronic.net.

The new $20 is the fourth denomination in the new series of banknotes and follows the release of the $5, $10 and $50 over the past three years. The new $100 is expected to be issued in 2020.

Here is a useful set of resources for your further reading about the RBA Next Generation of Banknotes:

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