Australian predecimal coin values

Australia

coins

predecimal

Values, images, and specifications for Australian

coins from 1910 to 1964.

The six British colonies in

Australia were declared an

independent nation in 1901,

(federation), however 'The

Commonwealth of Australia',

remained part of the British

Empire as a Constitutional

Monarchy.

The Australian pre-decimal coin era refers to the period

between federation and decimilisation, effectively 1910 to 1964.

Prior, Australian coinage was a collection of currencies

from around the world, however leading up to federation

was primarily British.

The Australian pre-decimal period spanned the

reign of five monarchs between 1910 and 1964:

        - King Edward VII from 1901 to 1910.

        - King George V from 1910 to 1936.

        - King Edward VIII in 1936,

             (no circulation coins minted).

        - King George VI from 1936 to 1952.

        - Queen Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2022.

The first coins produced specifically for The Commonwealth of Australia,

(threepence, sixpence, shilling, florin), were minted in 1910 in London,

and the first Australian halfpenny and penny coins were minted in 1911.

The last pre-decimal coins were manufactured dated 1964, prior to

Australia's conversion to decimal currency in 1966: 'Decimilisation'.