The current generation of banknotes include an embossed ‘tactile’ feature to assist the vision-impaired people with identifying banknotes.
The Australian banknote features were designed to assist people with impaired vision have been retained as part of the next generation banknote design. These include: bright colours; large and contrasting numbers; and variable sizes for each denomination of banknote.
The tactile feature on the $5 banknote is a raised bump on each of the long edges of the banknote. The other denominations will have different numbers of bumps.
