1876 National Bank of Australasia One Pound Uniface Printers Proof PMG EF40Melbourne, Victoria, unissued printer's proof. Label annotated 'repaired, previously mounted,' Proof banknotes such as these were produced prior to the full production run of banknotes in order to ensure the suitable quality of the design for large scale production and use. The National Bank of Australasia was a bank based in Melbourne. It was established in 1858, and in 1982 merged with the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney to form National