Date of issue: 9 Sept 1959
Same image on white paper was issued on 28/10/64. Designer: Margaret Stones
Plant: Acacia pycnantha
Family: Mimosaceae (Leguminosae)
Golden Wattle
Medium shrub or small tree to 10m.
Golden ball-shaped flowers in spring.
Occurs in NSW, Vic, Sth Aust. (naturalised in WA).
National floral emblem of Australia.
