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From the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, we used British currency and the coins of a number of other countries including Portugal, Spain, India and the Netherlands, to name a few, that were overstruck or restruck to suit our purposes at the time.
Due to Britain's ongoing expenses with various wars, providing the Colonies with currency had a low priority and various attempts were made to produce coins in the British pattern locally, or Traders tokens which could be used by customers at any of the specific Traders businesses.
After Federation, the decision on Australia's new currency was made and the first Australian silver coins, minted at the Royal Mint in London, arrived in 1910. The copper coins arrived the following year in 1911.
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When did Australia start using notes and coins?
Australia had its first issue of coins in 1910 and included the Threepence, Sixpence, Shilling and Florin. These were followed the following year with the Halfpenny and the Penny. Australian banknotes were first issued in 1913 and included the Ten Shilling, One Pound, Five Pound and Ten Pound notes. Prior to Australia having its own currency, we used British coins and banknotes on which the Australian currency was based.
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