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A genuine 1930 penny. The 1930 penny is one of the rarest Australian coins, due to a very small number being minted, [1] and holds the record as the most valuable copper penny in the world. [2] It is highly sought after by coin collectors, and a 1930 penny in very fine condition can be worth A$45,000 or more. [3]
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 ...
English shilling = 1/1 (1 shilling and 1 penny). Copper coin of 1 oz = 2 pence. [2] The settlers did have some George III one-penny coins, which were referred to as "Cartwheel pennies". These were the first British coins to be officially exported to the Australian colonies, and so can be considered Australia's first official coins.
This penny somehow missed the 1944 transition from steel-coated zinc to copper, and it’s worth a fortune as a result. Just two copies of the San Francisco-minted version remain.
According to CoinTrackers, rare copper-minted pennies that are still in circulation have been valued at up to $85,000.
Australian Commonwealth Games Team 3 Emblem of the Australian Commonwealth Games team and their blue, green and gold colours. 2,000,000 [15] 2019 Centenary of Repatriation 1 Adam William Ball (initials on coin) Old style Australian Defence Force badge surrounded by poppy pettles. The words "ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF REPATRIATION" surround the design.
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At federation in 1901 and for a period afterwards, the currency used in the Australian colonies which became states consisted of British silver and copper coins, Australian minted gold sovereigns (worth £1) and half sovereigns, locally minted copper trade tokens (suppressed in 1881, some state earlier [8]) and private bank notes.