Australian one - dollar note - Wikipedia Australian one - dollar note One dollar ( Australia ) Value 1 Australian dollar Width 140 mm Height 70 mm Security features metallic security thread, Watermark Paper type Cotton fibre Years of printing 1966 -- 1984 Obverse Design Elizabeth II and the Coat of Arms of Australia Designer Gordon Andrews Design date 1965 Reverse Design Yolngu artwork by David Malangi Designer David Malangi Design date 1965 The Australian one - dollar note ( or $1 bill ) was introduced in 1966 due to decimalisation, to replace the 10 - shilling note. The note was issued from its introduction in 1966 until its replacement by the one - dollar coin in 1984. Approximately 1.7 billion one - dollar notes were printed. Contents 1 Printing 2 Design 3 Security features 4 Removal from circulation 5 References Printing During the note 's issue, between its introduction and 1974, the note bore `` Commonwealth of Australia '' as the identification of country. At least 680,000,000 notes were printed in this time period. After 1974 and until the dollar coin was introduced in 1984, the note bore `` Australia '' as its identification of country. Around 1,020,000,000 such notes were printed after 1974. Design The Australian one - dollar note was designed by Gordon Andrews, the design being accepted in April 1964. The note features Queen Elizabeth II wearing Garter robes on the obverse with the Australian coat of arms. This portrait was based on a photo taken by Douglas Glass. The reverse of the note features Aboriginal contemporary art, created by David Malangi. The artwork depicts the `` mortuary feast '' of one of the artist 's creation ancestors, Gunmirringu, the great ancestral hunter. The Manharrngu people attribute this story as the origin of their mortuary rites. The reverse also includes a selection of rock art. For example, the group of four figures in the top right corner is taken from an art work found on Injalak mountain, located near Gunbalanya in West Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. Security features The paper design included a watermark of Captain James Cook in the white field ; the watermark was also used in the last issue of pound banknotes. An upright internal metallic strip was first placed near the centre of the note, then from 1976 was moved to the left side as viewed from the obverse. Removal from circulation The one - dollar note was replaced by the current gold - coloured coin on 13 May 1984, due to the longer service life and cost effectiveness of coins. These notes can still be redeemed at face value by the Reserve Bank of Australia and most commercial banks, but numismatics and note collectors may pay a higher price for these notes depending on age and condition. References ^ Jump up to : `` David Malangi ''. The Australian Art Print Network. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 2010 - 06 - 19. Jump up ^ http://www.australianbanknotes.net/one_dollar_banknotes/index.htm Jump up ^ `` No Ordinary Place : The Art of David Malangi '' ( Adobe Acrobat ). National Gallery of Australia website. Canberra : National Gallery of Australia. 2004. p. 6. Retrieved 21 June 2012. Jump up ^ http://www.australian-threepence.com/blog/2009/06/the-australian-dollar-our-mob-of-roos-turns-25.html Jump up ^ `` Flashback '', page 6, Brisbane News -- 11 -- 17 May 2011 Jump up ^ Redemption of old Australian Banknotes -- Reserve Bank of Australia Ian W. Pitt, ed. ( 2000 ). Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values ( 19th ed. ). Chippendale, N.S.W. : Renniks Publications. ISBN 0 - 9585574 - 4 - 6. Preceded by Australian ten - shilling note One dollar ( Australian ) 1966 -- 1983 Succeeded by Australian one - dollar coin Australian currency Decimal coins 1c 2c 5c 10c 20c 50c ( round ) $1 $2 Coins of the $ Commemorative coins Decimal notes $1 $2 $5 $10 $20 $50 $100 Banknotes of the $ Pre-decimal coins ​ ⁄ d 1d 3d 6d 1s 2s 5s Pre - £ coins Coins of the £ Pre-decimal notes 5s 10s £ 1 £ 5 £ 10 £ 20 £ 50 £ 100 £ 1000 Mints Sydney Mint ( 1855 -- 1926 ) Melbourne Mint ( 1872 -- 1967 ) Perth Mint ( 1899 -- ) Royal Australian Mint ( 1965 -- ) Topics Australian dollar Australian pound ( obsolete ) Banknotes of the Australian pound ( obsolete ) Note Printing Australia Pound sterling ( obsolete ) Reserve Bank of Australia Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Australian_one-dollar_note&oldid=855727802 '' Categories : Banknotes of Australia Currency introduced in 1966 One - base - unit banknotes Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from December 2013 Use Australian English from December 2013 All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English Talk Contents About Wikipedia Bahasa Indonesia 日本 語 Edit links This page was last edited on 20 August 2018, at 12 : 23 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: when did $1 notes stop in australia
Answer: 1984