Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Australian currency was originally based on British pounds, shillings and pence. That changed in 1966, when the country converted to Australian dollars and cents, similar to the U.S. system.
The Australian dollar replaced the Australian pound on 14 February 1966 as part of the decimalisation process. [6] At this time, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 cent coins were issued. [6] $1 coins were first issued in 1984, [7] and $2 coins soon followed in 1988. The one- and two-cent coins were discontinued in 1990 and withdrawn from circulation in ...
Image Value Technical parameters Description Date of first minting Obverse Reverse Diameter Thickness Weight Composition Edge Obverse Reverse 1c: 17.65 mm >1.4 mm 2.60 g 97% copper 2.5% zinc 0.5% tin: Plain Queen Elizabeth II: Feathertail glider: 1966–1991 (no longer issued) 2c: 21.59 mm <1.9 mm 5.20 g Frill-necked lizard: 5c: 19.41 mm 1.3 mm ...
Image Value Technical parameters Description Date of Dated years of issue Obverse Reverse Diameter Mass Composition Obverse Reverse Edge First issue Withdrawal Half penny (½d) 25.5 mm 5.67 g Bronze (97% copper, 2.5% zinc, 0.5% tin) Portrait of King George V. Designed by Sir E. B. Mackennal.
After the introduction of Australia's decimal currency on 14 February 1966, the shilling became the equivalent of 10 cents in the new Australian dollar system. To assist in the transition to decimal currency in Australia, the Federal Government launched an advertising campaign to explain to the Australian community how the transition would be ...
The coin was made to be equivalent to the British halfpenny; its dimensions, composition and values were equivalent, and additionally, the two currencies were fixed at par. [3] The coin was first introduced in 1911, and minting ceased in 1965 with the introduction of the decimal system.
A sixpence of 1951, with the reverse side on the left. The Australian sixpence circulated from 1910 up until the decimalisation of Australian Currency in 1966. The coins were initially minted in England; however, Australia began to mint their own from the year of 1916 at branches of the Royal Mint in Sydney and Melbourne. [1]
Image credits: Old-time Photos To learn more about the fascinating world of photography from the past, we got in touch with Ed Padmore, founder of Vintage Photo Lab.Ed was kind enough to have a ...