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  2. Australia gets its own mint at last

    The founders of the Australian Constitution gave the National Parliament power to make laws on currency, coinage and legal tender but it was only now in the 65th year of the Federation that the Government owned and operated ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,158 words
  3. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN MINT Coins introduced by the ancients

    The striking of coins as a medium of exchange almost certainly began in the eighth century B.C. in Lydia and lonia in Asia Minor. They were little globules of electrum—natural mixture of silver and gold—and they carried a variety of stamps which suggests that they were issued privately by ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,395 words
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  5. THE TREASURER HAS HIS DAY

    "This is not really my day. This is the Treasurer's day," the Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, said at the ceremony to mark the opening of the Royal Australian Mint yesterday. "The Treasurer. Mr. ...

    Article : 341 words
  6. Duke strikes gift coin

    The Duke of Edinburgh struck his own one-cent coin at the Royal Australian Mint yesterday to complete a set of decimal coins presented to him at the official opening by ...

    Article : 157 words
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