What better way to celebrate sixty years of decimal currency than with some lovely Mintmark and Privy Mark coins?
In 1966 Australia marked "Changeover Day" with the introduction of decimal Dollars and Cents. Previously the country had used British Pounds, Shillings and Pence (LSD) before adopting their own versions of the same. Now, in the mid 60's, the much more logical, easier to understand currency was to be used to signify the modern, forward-looking and confident Australia.
The Royal Australian Mint has issued, in readiness for this milestone (14th February), a beautiful four coin set of $1 coins. The Three Privy Mark items represent the Mints of Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, and are marked B, M and S respectively. The final $1 coin is marked C for Canberra, Australia's federal capital city (referred to as ACT or Australian Capital Territory).
Aren't these awesome?
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