Mint marks are -
I = India (Calcutta or Bombay)
PL = Royal Mint London
K.G = Perth Mint (the dot only) KG is the designers initials
M = Melbourne
D = Denver
S = San Francisco
H = Ralph Heaton, Birmingham
. = Perth Mint
Most predecimal coins without a Mint Mark, were minted at the Melbourne Mint.
coins from the wreck of the S.S. Central America
In the Australian predecimal currency as with the currencies of most British Commonwealth countries, it was based on the old British currency of Pounds, Shillings and Pence. The denomination of "Penny" dates back nearly 1,200 years. The "d" was a symbol used to denote Pennies and was derived from the Latin "Denarius", referring to a much earlier Roman coin. When referring to British or British Commonwealth predecimal currencies, any number followed by a lower case "d" is referring to a value in Pence, hence 10d, is Ten Pence, as it might be written on a bus ticket or a proce tag in a shop.
Australian Federal Police
It does not stand for anything, it is the last syllable of BRITANNIA. The word is often split on some of the older British coins.
Australian Football League
Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Governor-General
Australian Council Of Social Service.
No. ACTU stands for the Australian Council of Trade Unions. It is the national organisation that represents Australian workers.
DG stand for Dei Gratia, Latin for "by the grace of God."
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