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Media in category "Decimal coins of Australia" The following 13 files are in this category, out of 13 total. A. File:Australian $1 Coin.png; File:Australian $2 Coin.png;
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 ...
During the early days of the colonies that formed Australia, foreign as well as British currency was used, but in 1910, a decade after federation, Australian coins were introduced. Australia used pounds, shillings and pence until 1966, when it adopted the decimal system with the Australian dollar divided into 100 cents.
1852 Type 1 Adelaide Pound: These pounds were the first Australian gold coins, which makes them very attractive to collectors and dealers. The 1852 Type 1 version is even more valuable because of ...
"Design of the new decimal currency", first broadcast by the ABC in 1964. The Royal Australian Mint has announced that, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022, it will produce one million $1 coins bearing King Charles' face in 2023 [1] with the new effigy to fully replace a temporary memorial effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by May 2024. [2]
Australian soldier with head bowed and rifle reversed in solemn reflection 1,900,000 2018 ANZAC Centenary Logo of the ANZAC centenary. Australian soldier with head bowed and rifle reversed in solemn reflection 2,000,000 2019 Great Coin Hunt – one A–Z (alphabet) coins issued featuring 'Iconic Australia'. A total of 26 coins issued.
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 twenty-cent coin of the Australian decimal currency system was issued with conversion to decimal currency on 14 February 1966, [2] replacing the florin which was worth two shillings, a tenth of a pound.