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Australian 1963 shilling, 1936 penny and 1948 half penny.
Australian 1962 half penny and 1962 penny with Kangaroos.
Australian 1958 three pence with wheat.
Australian 1951 six pence with coat of arms.
Australian 1962 one penny

In 1898 the British government allowed two colonies, New South Wales and Victoria, to mint silver and bronze coins at their mints in Sydney and Melbourne respectively. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2104x810, 1137 KB) Summary Australian pre-decimal Shilling, Penny and half penny coins. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2104x810, 1137 KB) Summary Australian pre-decimal Shilling, Penny and half penny coins. ... Image File history File links 1962-Australian-penny-and-1962-Australian-half-penny. ... Image File history File links 1962-Australian-penny-and-1962-Australian-half-penny. ... This article is about the animal. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1400x700, 127 KB)[edit] Summary Australian 1958 three pence coin. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1400x700, 127 KB)[edit] Summary Australian 1958 three pence coin. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x800, 161 KB)[edit] Summary Australian 1951 six pence coin. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x800, 161 KB)[edit] Summary Australian 1951 six pence coin. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... Capital Melbourne Government Constitutional monarchy Governor David de Kretser Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 37  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $222,022 (2nd)  - Product per capita  $44,443/person (5th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  5,110,500 (2nd)  - Density  22. ...


Introduction of the coins

Federation in 1901 gave the Commonwealth a constitutional power to issue coins and removed this power from the States. However, British coins continued in use until 1910, when Australian silver coins were introduced. These included florins, shillings, sixpences and threepences. They had a portrait of King Edward VII on one side. Australian pennies and half-pennies were introduced into circulation the following year. In 1931 gold sovereigns stopped being minted in Australia. A crown or five-shilling coin was minted in 1937 and 1938. Section 51(xii) of the Australian Constitution is a subsection of Section 51 of the Australian Constitution that gives the Commonwealth Parliament the right to legislate with respect to “currency, coinage, and legal tender. ... Crown reverse, 1953 and 1960. ...


Revaluation

In 1947 due to the cost of WW2 the silver content of the coins was reduced from 0.925% to 0.50% of the coin weight, this lasted until decimalisation of the 14 February 1966. One coin highly sought after by collectors is the penny dated 1930. Its rarity is so well-known amongst Australians, that demand for what is akin to a blue chip investment has pushed prices to approximately 35,000 Australian dollars for an average standard example. A proof example of the same coin recently changed hands for over 620,000 Australian dollars, making it the most expensive copper coin in the world. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A beautiful example of a proof coin. ... General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance metallic pinkish red Standard atomic weight 63. ...


Coins

Half Penny (½d)
Penny (1d)
Threepence (3d)
Sixpence (6d)
Shilling (1/-)
Florin (2/-)
The Australian florin was a coin used in the Commonwealth of Australia. ...

1910 Series
Value Diameter Weight Composition Edge Obverse and Title Reverse Minted Year
3 pence 16 mm 1.41 g 92.5% silver
7.5% copper		 Plain EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP: 1908 coat of arms 1910
6 pence 19mm 2.82 g 92.5% silver Reeded
1 shilling 23.5 mm 5.65 g
2 shillings = 1 florin 28.5 mm 11.31 g
1911 Series
Value Diameter Weight Composition Edge Obverse and Title Reverse Minted Year
½ penny 25.5mm 5.67g Bronze Plain GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: Value 1911 – 1936
1 penny 30.8mm 9.45g
3 pence As previous series 1908 coat of arms
6 pence
1 shilling
2 shillings = 1 florin
1937 Series
Value Diameter Weight Composition Edge Obverse and Title Reverse Minted Year
½ penny Bronze GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP: Value 1938 – 1939
½ penny Kangaroo 1939 – 1948
1 penny 1938 – 1948
3 pence As previous series three stalks of wheat and a ribbon 1938 – 1944
6 pence 1908 coat of arms 1938 – 1945
1 shilling Merino ram's head 1938 – 1944
2 shillings = 1 florin 1912 coat of arms 1938 – 1945
5 shillings = 1 crown 28.28 g 92.5% silver Crown 1937 – 1938
1945, 1949, 1953, 1955 Series
Series Composition Obverse and Title ½d 1d 3d 6d 1s 2s
1946 50% silver, 40% copper, 5% zinc, and 5% nickel As previous series None None 1947, 1948 1946, 1948 1946, 1948 1946, 1947
1949 ½d & 1d as 1937 series, the rest as previous series GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX FIDEI DEF 1949 – 1952 1950 – 1952 1951 – 1952
1953 As previous series ELIZABETH . II. DEI. GRATIA. REGINA 1953 – 1955 1953 1953 – 1954
1959 ELIZABETH . II. DEI. GRATIA. REGINA. F: D: 1959 – 1964 1955 – 1964 1955 – 1963 1956 – 1963

See also: Half penny, Penny, threepence, sixpence, shilling, florin, crown. General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Standard atomic weight 107. ... General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance metallic pinkish red Standard atomic weight 63. ... Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth Realms, and the Emperor of India. ... // This is a list of the monarchs of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, that is, the monarchs on the thrones of some of the various kingdoms that have existed in the British Isles, namely: The Kingdom of Scotland, from 843 up to 1707; The Kingdom of... // Fidei defensor is the Latin original of the English and French titles. ... New Crowns for Old depicts Disraeli as Abanazer from the pantomime version of Aladdin offering Victoria an Imperial crown in exchange for a Royal one. ... Australian Coat of Arms (since 1912) The Coat of Arms of Australia is the official symbol of Australia. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Standard atomic weight 107. ... Assorted ancient Bronze castings found as part of a cache, probably intended for recycling. ... George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 - 20 January 1936) was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, as a result of his creating it from the British branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ... // This is a list of the monarchs of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, that is, the monarchs on the thrones of some of the various kingdoms that have existed in the British Isles, namely: The Kingdom of Scotland, from 843 up to 1707; The Kingdom of... // Fidei defensor is the Latin original of the English and French titles. ... New Crowns for Old depicts Disraeli as Abanazer from the pantomime version of Aladdin offering Victoria an Imperial crown in exchange for a Royal one. ... Australian Coat of Arms (since 1912) The Coat of Arms of Australia is the official symbol of Australia. ... Assorted ancient Bronze castings found as part of a cache, probably intended for recycling. ... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions from 11 December 1936 until his death. ... // This is a list of the monarchs of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, that is, the monarchs on the thrones of some of the various kingdoms that have existed in the British Isles, namely: The Kingdom of Scotland, from 843 up to 1707; The Kingdom of... // Fidei defensor is the Latin original of the English and French titles. ... New Crowns for Old depicts Disraeli as Abanazer from the pantomime version of Aladdin offering Victoria an Imperial crown in exchange for a Royal one. ... This article is about the animal. ... Australian Coat of Arms (since 1912) The Coat of Arms of Australia is the official symbol of Australia. ... Unshorn merino sheep. ... Australian Coat of Arms (since 1912) The Coat of Arms of Australia is the official symbol of Australia. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Standard atomic weight 107. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Standard atomic weight 107. ... General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance metallic pinkish red Standard atomic weight 63. ... General Name, Symbol, Number zinc, Zn, 30 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 4, d Appearance bluish pale gray Standard atomic weight 65. ... General Name, Symbol, Number nickel, Ni, 28 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 10, 4, d Appearance lustrous, metallic and silvery with a gold tinge Standard atomic weight 58. ... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions from 11 December 1936 until his death. ... // This is a list of the monarchs of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, that is, the monarchs on the thrones of some of the various kingdoms that have existed in the British Isles, namely: The Kingdom of Scotland, from 843 up to 1707; The Kingdom of... // Fidei defensor is the Latin original of the English and French titles. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... // This is a list of the monarchs of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, that is, the monarchs on the thrones of some of the various kingdoms that have existed in the British Isles, namely: The Kingdom of Scotland, from 843 up to 1707; The Kingdom of... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... // This is a list of the monarchs of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, that is, the monarchs on the thrones of some of the various kingdoms that have existed in the British Isles, namely: The Kingdom of Scotland, from 843 up to 1707; The Kingdom of... // Fidei defensor is the Latin original of the English and French titles. ... Half penny may mean: British coin Half Penny Irish halfpenny coin See also *St. ... A variety of low value coins, including an Irish 2p piece and many U.S. pennies. ... The threepence, pronounced thruppence (or thre-pence in the north), was a denomination of currency, used by various jurisdictions in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, until decimalisation of the pound sterling and Irish pound. ... The scilling or scylling (which possibly comes from the Teutonic root skil meaning to divide) was used in Anglo-Saxon times as money of account, even though no coins of that denomination existed. ... Before decimalisation in 1971, a shilling had a value of 12d (old pence), and was equal to 1/20th of a pound: there were 240 (old) pence to the pound. ... Florin may refer to this modern currency: Aruban florin. ... Crown reverse, 1953 and 1960. ...


Pre-decimal commemorative coins

Florin = 2 shillings

1927 Australian florin commemorating the opening of the original Parliament House Image File history File links 1927-Australian-florin-reverse. ... Old Parliament House today Opening of Parliament House in May 1927 Old Parliament House, formerly known as the Provisional Parliament House, was the seat of the Parliament of Australia from 1927 to 1988. ...

1934-35 Australian florin commemorating the centenary of Victoria and the establishment of Melbourne Image File history File links 1934-35-Australian-florin-reverse. ... Capital Melbourne Government Constitutional monarchy Governor David de Kretser Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 37  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $222,022 (2nd)  - Product per capita  $44,443/person (5th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  5,110,500 (2nd)  - Density  22. ...

1951 Australian florin commemorating 50 years of the Commonwealth of Australia Image File history File links 1951-Australian-florin-reverse. ...

The obverse of the commemorative 1927 Australian florin, with
King George V Image File history File links 1927-Australian-florin-obverse. ... George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 - 20 January 1936) was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, as a result of his creating it from the British branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ...

The obverse of the commemorative 1934-35 Australian florin Image File history File links 1934-35-Australian-florin-obverse. ...

The obverse of the commemorative 1951 Australian florin, with
King George VI Image File history File links 1951-Australian-florin-obverse. ... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions from 11 December 1936 until his death. ...

References

  • (2003) in Chester L. Krause, Cliffor Mischler, Colin R. Bruce II, et al. (editors): 2004 Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1901-present, 31st ed., Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87349-593-4. 

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