2012 $50 Note Item 280937294890

[cactuskid2001]

Is this note real? Didn't know that they printed any?

[kopenhagen5]

Probably is a real note, whether it's 2012, I don't know. Perhaps contact RAM. (Royal Australian Mint)

http://www.ramint.gov.au/

[numismatichemist]

There's no point in contacting he RAM about banknotes, because the Mint doesn't have anything to do with printing and issuing banknotes. That's the job of the Reserve Bank of Australia.

http://www.rba.gov.au/

[kopenhagen5]

:^O

Yes, thank you, that's the one I meant. Too many late nights watching the Olympics I think.

[sellittobuythat]

Hi, this would be a real note. The RBA have released a small amount of these into areas that required them. They have surfaced around WA, NSW, VICTORIA and SA from what we have read.

There are also 2012 $10 notes out there as well.

2011 first and last prefix have been released to collectors also.

[cactuskid2001]

Looked on RBA site and there are no listings yet for 2012 note issues. They only just started issuing 2011. Strange they normally only produce year notes the following year?

[kopenhagen5]

Possibly some numismatic arrangements have released 2012 issues, similar to these in the link. Maybe give them a ring.

http://www.rba.gov.au/banknotes/collecting/numismatic.html

contact - http://www.rba.gov.au/contact/index.html

[appleangel07]

This was posted on another forum by the person who contacted the RBA,as sellittobuythat posted.

I received a call back this morning from the lady I spoke to (at the RBA) the other day about the release of 2012 banknotes into circulation.

She mentioned that the notes that have been released are $5, $10 & $50. These have been released to "any" areas that required additional notes. So what she said is that because on ATM's give out $20 or more, it's likely that you may strike a chance of getting a 2012 $50. As for the $5's & $10's you'd be much more likely to receive these from a bank counter or from retail traders (who have got those denominations as change from a bank branch).

There's been a couple posts already regarding these notes either being found or being sold on eBay.