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1955-1963 10 cents KM 38 1956-1964 50 cents 1 ⁄ 2 shilling: KM 36 Cupronickel "QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND", bust of Elizabeth II Dual value, "EAST AFRICA", lion in front of mountain, year of minting 1954-1963 For table standards, see the coin specification table.
However, after the Second World War, the rising price of silver meant that the silver content of Australian coins was close to meeting the face value of the coin itself and therefore Australia decided to change the silver content of its coins. [12] After 1946 until 1963, shillings were composed of 50% silver, 40% copper, 5% zinc and 5% nickel.
The Canadian impression of the 20-cent coin is known as the "Ottawa Mint" version, which may be misleading as, post 1976, the Ottawa Mint only produced precious metal commemorative coins, like the Perth Mint, meaning the coins may have been produced at the Royal Canadian Mint's [2] Winnipeg facilities.
In 1946, due to costs incurred during World War II, [citation needed] the silver content of the coins was reduced from 0.925 to 0.500 of the coin weight, [citation needed] which lasted until decimalisation on 14 February 1966. One coin highly sought-after by collectors is the 1930 penny. [1] [2]
During World War II, between 1942 and 1944, florin production was supplemented by coinage produced at the San Francisco branch of the United States Mint. These coins bear a small "S" mint mark below the Australian coat of arms. The image on the reverse of the coin was the coat of arms of Australia (except for commemorative
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