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  2. History of Australian currency - Wikipedia

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    When Australia was part of the fixed-exchange sterling area, the exchange rate of the Australian dollar was fixed to the pound sterling at a rate of A$1 = 8 U.K. shillings (A$2.50 = UK£1). In 1967, Australia effectively left the sterling area, when the pound sterling was devalued against the US dollar and the Australian dollar did not follow.

  3. List of circulating fixed exchange rate currencies - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of circulating fixed exchange rate currencies, ... Australian dollar: 1 Lebanese pound: U.S. dollar: 89500 Lesotho loti: South African rand: 1

  4. Australian dollar - Wikipedia

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    The cost of one Euro in Australian Dollar. Prior to 1983, Australia maintained a fixed exchange rate. The Australian pound was initially at par from 1910 with the British pound or A£1 = UK£1; from 1931 it was devalued to A£1 = 16s sterling. This reflected its historical ties as well as a view about the stability in value of the British pound.

  5. Currency pair - Wikipedia

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    Currency quotations use the abbreviations for currencies that are prescribed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in standard ISO 4217.The major currencies and their designation in the foreign exchange market are the US dollar (USD), Euro (EUR), Japanese yen (JPY), British pound (GBP), Australian dollar (AUD), Canadian dollar (CAD), and the Swiss franc (CHF).

  6. Australian pound - Wikipedia

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    The pound (sign: £, £A [1] for distinction) was the currency of Australia from 1910 until 14 February 1966, when it was replaced by the Australian dollar. Like other £sd currencies, it was subdivided into 20 shillings (denoted by the symbol s or /– ), each of 12 pence (denoted by the symbol d ).

  7. Exchange rate - Wikipedia

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    Example of GNP-weighted nominal exchange rate history of a basket of 6 important currencies (US Dollar, Euro, Japanese Yen, Chinese Renminbi, Swiss Franks, Pound Sterling. Bilateral exchange rate involves a currency pair, while an effective exchange rate is a weighted average of a basket of foreign currencies, and it can be viewed as an overall ...

  8. Floating exchange rate - Wikipedia

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    De facto exchange-rate arrangements in 2022 as classified by the International Monetary Fund. ... the pound sterling, the Japanese yen, and the Australian dollar.

  9. Banknotes of the Australian dollar - Wikipedia

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    The notes of the Australian dollar were first issued by the Reserve Bank of Australia on 14 February 1966, when Australia changed to decimal currency and replaced the pound with the dollar. [1] This currency was a lot easier for calculating compared to the previous Australian pound worth 20 shillings or 240 pence.