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A year later Australian pennies and half-pennies entered circulation. Unlike in New Zealand, there was no half-crown. In 1931 gold sovereigns stopped being minted in Australia. A crown or five-shilling coin was minted in 1937 and 1938. Coinage of the Australian pound was replaced by decimalised coins of the Australian dollar on 14 February 1966 ...
Spanish dollars were sometimes cut into "pieces of eight", quarters, and then into 2/3 and 1/3 segments, with the 2/3 segments (1/6 of original coin) being "shillings" and the 1/3 segments (1/12 of original coin) "sixpences" [1] In 1791 Governor Phillip of New South Wales fixed the value of the Spanish dollar to equal five shillings.
Australian 1 dollar coin only made for sets S.Devlin Queen Elizabeth the second: unknown 2014 ANZAC Centenary Logo of the ANZAC centenary. Australian soldier with head bowed and rifle reversed in solemn reflection 23,000,000 2015 ANZAC Centenary Logo of the ANZAC centenary. Australian soldier with head bowed and rifle reversed in solemn reflection
One Australian penny was worth 1 ⁄ 12 Australian shilling, 1 ⁄ 24 Australian florin, 1 ⁄ 60 Australian crown, and 1 ⁄ 240 Australian pound. The coin was equivalent in its dimensions and value to the British pre-decimal penny, as the two currencies were originally fixed at par. The coin was introduced in 1911, while the last penny was ...
The Australian pre-decimal halfpenny coin, commonly known as a ha’penny (pronounced / ˈ h eɪ p ə n i /), [1] was the smallest denomination of the Australian Pound in circulation. It was a unit of currency that equalled half of a penny, 1 / 24 of a shilling, or 1 / 480 of a pound. [ 2 ]
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Between 1910 and 1938 shillings were composed of 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper. However, after the Second World War, the rising price of silver meant that the silver content of Australian coins was close to meeting the face value of the coin itself and therefore Australia decided to change the silver content of its coins. [12]
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