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An overview of Australian predecimal silver florins

Classic CoinUnique DesignColonial AustraliaCommonwealth CoinsModern Equivalents Classic Coin The silver florin is an iconic coin, not too big and not too small - just right - with an accompanying purchasing power that made it useful and convenient during its lifetime. Particularly so in Australia where the larger crowns were not introduced until the late 1930s … Continue reading An overview of Australian predecimal silver florins →

Coins of Early Australia – British ‘Far Colonies’ Penny 1851

Great Britain Penny 1851 obverse Great Britain Penny 1851 reverse Far, far away From the perspective of England during the age of sail, the far colonies is an apt description of those settlements established in the Great South Land of the roughly late 1700s – early 1800s. After all, New South Wales and Van Diemen's … Continue reading Coins of Early Australia – British ‘Far Colonies’ Penny 1851 →