Following the release of the new five dollar note last year, the Reserve Bank has officially released the new ten dollar denomination.
The new note is another in a series of banknotes to be printed over the next few years which have enhanced security features, including a top-to-bottom window that contains multiple interactive elements, a patch with a rolling colour effect, fluorescent ink and raised printing.
Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor, Lindsay Boulton says the new design will make the banknote harder to counterfeit.
"The focus of the upgrade of the ten dollar bank note has been to upgrade the security features so that the public can continue to have confidence in the bank note, that they are protected as much as we can."
The banknote still retains images of Dame Mary Gilmore and AB 'Banjo' Paterson and includes elements of their works.
It's also is the same size and uses the same colour palette as the existing ten dollar banknote.
The Reserve Bank has printed 200 million of them, but note collector, Reg Green says he had to be sure he would get his hands on one.
"I will put them away until I make profit out of it. It's more of a bit of a hobby and a bit of an interest at this stage. I may keep them for a year or two and then eventually spend them."
Including a tactile feature to assist the vision-impaired community, it is also hoped the new banknote will make cash currency more accessible.
Vision Australia has worked collaboratively with the big banks to also ensure accessibility in newer, electronic services.
But Vision Australia New South Wales General Manager, Michael Simpson says some are finding current banking services difficult, including touch screen eftpos.
"There are many banking websites, there are many phone banking systems, there are many eftpos terminals that have touch screens that are still largely inaccessible to clients of Vision Australia, people like me, people who are blind."
Mr Simpson says many are forced to seek assistance from those they may not necessarily trust.
"I have to rely on the honesty of the shopkeeper handing me back notes, or the taxi driver telling me how much is on the meter, to know how much I have to pay. We don't have access and therefore full independence."
But with mobile banking usage on the rise, some banks are moving to make accessibility for its blind and visual impaired customers easier.
Steve Price from the ANZ says the company is always looking at designing products accessible to all.
"For us it just makes good business sense to design products that are accessible for all. One in 5 people in Australia has a disability of some form, so as we go about designing our products and services, we try and be as inclusive as possible around the products that we design."
But in some cases it's still not enough.
Former Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes says more needs to be done to make products accessible.
"I think we should be having facilities which mean that all members of society can participate in commerce, whether it's buying a cup of coffee, or a much bigger transaction."
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