On 12 April 2016, the Reserve Bank of Australia announced a new design for the 5-dollar banknote would be introduced into circulation on 1 September 2016, the fourth polymer $5 banknote issued since 1992. It is the first of a new series of banknotes that will feature a different species of Australian wattle and a native bird.
On April 12, 2016, the Reserve Bank of Australia announced a new design for the $5 polymer banknote that would be released into circulation on September 1, 2016. This note is part of an ongoing series featuring various Australian wattle species and native birds.