Shilling coin values - Australia

Australia

shilling

1910 to 1963

Values, images, and specifications for Australian

shilling coins from 1910 to 1963.

The first Australian shilling

was minted in 1910.

The shilling ran until 1963,

the year before Australia

stopped minting pre-decimal

coins in preparation

for decimilisation in 1966.

The Australian shilling obverse features the

United Kingdom monarch of the time.

The 'Coat of Arms' reverse was used in earlier years,

(1910 to 1936), prior to the 'marino ram' reverse being

introduced in 1938. (1938 to 1963).

The official legal tender of Australia before

1910 was United Kingdom currency.

12 pennies = 1 shilling = 1/20 of a pound

Dates not minted: 1919, 1923, 1929, 1930,

1932, 1937, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1964