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In this guide
The Note Sleeve is Bellroy's folding billfold: three slots on the inside face, a pull-tab pocket behind them for the cards you touch once a month, a full-height section for notes and a small coin pocket. In Australia the Premium leather version costs A$129 on Bellroy's own site and from the Bellroy AU store on Amazon Australia, which ships from Amazon.
Bellroy rates it for 4 to 11 cards and makes it tall enough, the brand says, for currencies such as pounds and yen to stay flat. That flexibility is the whole decision. If your carry has already shrunk to a phone and two cards, this wallet solves a problem you no longer have.
Our verdict
A well-specified A$129 billfold for a carry that still includes notes and coins; the pull-tab layout keeps it slim only if the cards behind the tab really are rarely used.
- A good fit for
- Someone carrying five to eight cards plus cash who wants one wallet that also takes taller foreign notes when travelling.
- We would skip it if
- You pay by phone and carry three cards, or you want the thinnest possible object in a front pocket.
Reasons to consider it
- Rated for 4–11 cards, with three quick-access slots and a pull-tab pocket
- Full-height note section and a coin pocket in 102 × 92 × 10 mm and 37 g
- RFID shielding and Bellroy's three-year warranty, at the same A$129 from Bellroy or its Amazon store
The compromises
- At 10 mm closed it is a billfold, not a cardholder, and pockets notice the difference
- The pull-tab pocket stays convenient only if the cards behind it are rarely used
- It is 70% leather, 25% recycled polyester and 5% other, and the product page does not name the tannery
What we have not verified: The sources cover specification, price and warranty terms only; how the leather breaks in, how long the pull tab lasts and how the coin pocket behaves when full are not documented.
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A closer look at the products, who they may suit, and what to check before buying.
Note Sleeve · Premium Leather, Black
Three quick slots, a pull-tab pocket for the overflow, a full-height note section and a coin pocket in a 10 mm leather fold with RFID shielding, for A$129.
Before you buy: Thicker than a cardholder by design, 70% leather by composition, and wear on the pull tab is not documented.
Price checked 5 November 2026. Retailer prices can change.Three slots up front, the rest behind a pull tab
Bellroy rates the Note Sleeve for 4 to 11 cards, and the number only makes sense with the layout. The three quick-access slots on the inside face hold the daily cards; everything else goes into a pocket behind them that you open by pulling a leather tab. That pocket is where the capacity comes from, and it is also the part that turns into a stack to thumb through once it is overfilled.
The note section runs the full height of the wallet, which is why it measures 102 × 92 mm, taller than most billfolds. Bellroy's pitch is that tall currencies such as pounds and yen sit flat, which suits travel. The brand also suggests keeping business cards in the rear slot of the note section so they stay clean. Coins add visible thickness fastest.
Gold-rated LWG leather, layered with recycled polyester
Bellroy buys leather only from tanneries rated gold by the Leather Working Group, and lists the wallet as 70% leather, 25% recycled polyester and 5% other materials without saying which part is which. The 70% is not a flaw; it means a layered build, not a single hide folded over.
Empty, it weighs 37 g and measures 10 mm closed. Bellroy's Australian page offers ten Premium leather colours, from Black to Tan, plus a leather-alternative INNOVERA Black, all at A$129. RFID shielding comes built into the leather version at no extra cost.
A$129 either way, and what the warranty asks of you
Both Australian routes charge the same. On Amazon the seller is Bellroy AU and the wallet ships from Amazon, so Amazon's change-of-mind returns apply. Bought from Bellroy, the page promises dispatch within two business days, and change-of-mind returns are accepted within 30 days of delivery with the return postage at your cost.
Wallets sit in Bellroy's three-year warranty tier, which covers faults in materials and workmanship under normal use. The brand is explicit that a wallet packed so full the stitching is under constant strain is not normal use, so the 11-card rating is a ceiling. The warranty sits on top of the Australian Consumer Law and does not replace it, and a claim needs verifiable proof of purchase.
Skip it if the phone already pays
If your payments live on a phone and your cards fit a cardholder, a billfold with a coin pocket is thickness you will carry and never use. The Note Sleeve suits someone who still handles cash weekly, travels with foreign notes, or needs eight cards on hand and wants them sorted into daily and occasional.
Also pass if the wallet has to stay flat under load. A few coins and a full pull-tab pocket will show through trousers, and Bellroy's own capacity warning suggests the brand knows how people fill these.
How we put this together
Built from the product pages and listings below, without test scores or results we have not measured. Specifications and prices change, so check the original page for the exact model, current price, delivery, and returns.
- Amazon Australia: Bellroy Note Sleeve (Black, RFID) (opens in a new tab)
- Bellroy: Note Sleeve product page (Australia) (opens in a new tab)
- Bellroy: Product warranties (opens in a new tab)
- Bellroy: Returns & Exchanges (opens in a new tab)
