The first decimal coins were circulated in 1968. These were the five pence (5p) and ten pence (10p), and had values of one shilling (1/-) and two shillings (2/-), respectively, under the pre-decimal £sd system. The decimal coins are minted in copper-plated steel (previously bronze), nickel-plated steel, cupronickel and nickel-brass. The two-pound coins, and, as …
Australia at war
The world’s first coins appeared around 600 B.C.,jingling around in the pockets of the Lydians,a kingdom tied to Ancient Greece and located in modern-day Turkey. They featured the stylized head of a lion and were made of electrum,an alloy of gold and silver. This short history lesson is about the roots of the first mints. …