1910 was the year that our first coins were produced for the Commonwealth of Australia. The 1910 silver shilling arrived on the 1st March 1910 having been minted by the Royal Mint in London. The florins, threeoences and sixpences arrived later that same year. The Pennies and halfpennies arrived a year later with the George V head after the death of Edward V11 in 1910
It was on 14 February 1966 that Australia started to use decimal currency – the dollars and cents that we know today. This was a lot easier than the old money and showed off the unique Australian animals that set this country apart from the rest of the world.
In 1969 the Royal Australian Mint released the first dodecagon (12 sided) into circulation replacing the original 1966 round silver coin. Due to the r.....
With this four coin set, the Royal Australian Mint remembers the nefarious Kelly Gang led by Ned Kelly. Their anti-establishment stance - courage unde.....
On the 28th June 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed at the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles. This brought to an end to the First Wo.....
Issued in 2019 by the Royal Australian Mint to commemorate 90 years of the Ghan railway journey. Presented in a capsules set in a card, the coin itse.....
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Proclamation coins were used in Australia before we got our own currency in 1910 due to a shortage of coinage in Britain. The Proclamation was declare.....
