It wasn't until 1910, nine years after Federation, that Australia again created its own currency – the Australian pound Even then, its coins were minted by branches of Britain's Royal Mint in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth Half penny (½d), penny (1d), threepence (3d), sixpence (6d), shilling (1s), florin (2s) and crown (5s) circulated in the country Production of halfsovereigns ceased inStruck for just one year, the 1966 Silver Round is Australia's first 50c and the nation's only issued precious metal decimal coin Soaring silver prices sealed the fate of the 80% silver 1966 50c Hoarded away or sentenced to the melting pot, with the intrinsic value outstripping the face value, it vanished from circulation27 1966 coin Listings in South Africa on Value Forest Search all major South African classifieds sites from one place Silver 50 Cents Coin Only R 2 Johannesburg 03Aug21 1966 Botswana 50C Independence 80 Silver Coin Sangs MS63 R 2 Cape Town 1966 Cent Coin Australia R 125 Eas
