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The Australian Shilling is a silver coin which was used in the Commonwealth of Australia prior to decimalisation. It has the same dimensions and composition as the British pre-decimal shilling, from which it is derived (for a time, the coins circulated in parallel and were interchangeable in Australia - but not in the United Kingdom). A shilling is equal to 1/20th of a pound. The reverse of this first type of Australian shilling coins features the 1908 Coat of Arms. In 1938, a new design superseded this one - featuring a merino ram's head; the old type of coins remained in circulation. The coins were struck by four different mints; if they had mint marks for a particular year of issue, those are located under the date on the reverse: After decimalisation on 14 February 1966, the shilling was re-denominated as 10 cents and continued to circulate for a time, along with the new 10¢ coins which were the same size and weight (but made of copper-nickel). Even though they were practically withdrawn from circulation in 1966, the shilling coins were never formally demonetised and are still legal tender. | ||||
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Royal Mint |
Country | Australia |
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Currency | Australian Pound |
Sub-type of | Shilling |
From | 1910 |
To | 1936 |
Face Value | 1 (x Shilling) |
Current | No; withdrawn 1966 |
Material | 0.925 Silver |
Designer | William Henry James Blakemore |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Size | 23.5000 mm |
Mass | 5.6500 g |
Image | Details |
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Australia 1917-M shilling
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Australia 1910 shilling
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Australia 1917-M shilling
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