The A$100 note features world-renowned soprano, Dame Nellie Melba* (1861-1931), and the distinguished soldier, engineer and administrator, General Sir John Monash (1865-1931).

The A$50 note features David Unaipon* (1872-1967), Aboriginal writer and inventor, and Edith Cowan (1861-1932), Australia’s first female parliamentarian.

The A$20 note features the founder of the world’s first aerial medical service, the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the Reverend John Flynn* (1880-1951), and Mary Reibey (1777-1855), who arrived in Australia as a convict in 1792 and went on to become a successful shipping magnate and philanthropist.

The A$10 note features the poets A. B. (‘Banjo’) Paterson* (1864-1941) and Dame Mary Gilmore (1865-1962).

This note incorporates micro-printed excerpts of Paterson’s and Gilmore’s work.

The A$5 note features Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Parliament House* in Canberra, the national capital.

TASK

The Australian Mint has decided to produce a new $200 note. They have a short list of suitable candidates.  Your job is to read about some of the heroes and choose the two that you think should be put on the front and the back of the new note.

You will need to:

1. Choose three male and three female heroes from the list and read about them.

2. Select one male and one female that you think deserves to go on the front and back of the note.

3. Design the note.

Before you start you will need to:

• Choose a partner and decide which heroes you will research.

• Print out two summary sheets and use them to record your findings.

The heroes are: