Fifty years since pounds and pence

[esayaf]

I was born in '67 so I have no memory of the old money.
Open day at the mint today. Special gold plated round 50 cent for those that visit.
I wish I was within driving distance to Canberra

[imastawka]

It's got big yellow germs all down the middle and the pokies won't take 'em

Well, they didn't like the last change anyway

It's horrible

 

psssst Kopes, am I allowed to post that pic, d'ya think?

[myoclon1cjerk]

Ah, pounds, shillings and pence. I remember the days,you could drive to the shops with 2 bob in your pocket,buy a packet of smokes,a paper,fill your tank and still have enough left over to pay the power bill.

[imastawka]

Geez!  How old are ya?

Even I don't remember buying that much with 2 bob!

[myoclon1cjerk]

😄

[esayaf]

Looks aside, at least now it has a tactile feature for the vision impaired and I'm sure that the more you have the better they'll look

[colic2bullsgirlore]

I always think of "Turp's", the song and that first earth shattering walk out to the headland lolly shop with my sisters and

Sixpence to share that was only now worth 5 cents.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tba0I747nQU

[serendipityricho]

Colic-gave you a kudo for posting------could not get a look at it.

Maybe i didnt miss much.............................................Richo.

[lind9650]

LOL, I came to Australia in 1958 from a decimal using country and had to learn all about pounds, shillings and pence.

Once I was comfortable to use Australian money, the powers that be made the change to decimal counting and measurements.

Was I getting confused???? My word, I was.

It was hard enough to learn a new language, but re-learning mathematics really gave me the pips.

Like Stawka, I think the new five Dollar note is ugly.

Erica

PS; Start saving the current notes, in a few years they will be collectors items.

[bright.ton42]

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@imastawka wrote:

It's got big yellow germs all down the middle 

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hahah  well said.   

[kopenhagen5]

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@bright.ton42 wrote:

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@imastawka wrote:

It's got big yellow germs all down the middle 

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hahah  well said.   

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They do look like something seen under a microscope.

And the colours make it look more like a lolly wrapper than legal currency.

No stawks, the pics have already been released in media so shouldn't be a prob posting them here.