The last few months have seen a veritable explosion in new coin releases. After a somewhat lengthy period of general releases in silver and gold coins the two mints in Australia have cut loose with some truly unique and low mintage coins much to the delight of collectors worldwide. The first to hit the shelves …
We have all seen pictures and films of the super rich flashing their inexhaustible wealth. Rock stars and Texas oil barons, lighting their cigars with $100 banknotes or doing something equally absurd that literally just burnt their money up for no good reason and simply because they could afford to do so. Money means so …
So I guess we have all heard of the expression, “riding on the sheep’s back”, when it comes to describing Australia’s economy and prosperity. Wool and gold have always been seen as the two main income earners for our nation but there is another and its significance cannot be understated. It is of course wheat. Maybe …
This time around I am taking a slightly different approach to the blog as Noteworthy Collectibles is not only about banknotes and coins but about all items that are collectible with an all Australian theme. As a child I was a very active aviation enthusiast. I took every opportunity to build model aircraft and even …
Some 8 months after the release of decimal currency in Australia, large numbers of $10 bank notes were found in circulation that had been counterfeited using normal office paper. In total some $140,000 in fake notes were recovered before it was realized that a better solution needed to be found to protect the monetary system …
So here in the next Noteworthy Collectibles profile of people whose faces appear on our Australian banknotes we take the time to look at a very interesting man indeed. He is better known as, “The Father of Federation” and his name is Sir Henry Parkes. He is commemorated on our Five Dollar polymer note and …
So here is a little story about one of my all time favorite Australian characters and legends. A.B. “Banjo” Patterson. Buddy, cobber, mate, a few words that I would apply, as his writings and sentiments have long-held a place of special meaning in my life. He is the quintessential Australian poet and novelist and widely …
A.B. “Banjo” Paterson- The Man On Our Ten Dollars Banknote Read More »
Like so many people who are completely fascinated by the collecting of Australian banknotes and coins, I find that I am often on the end of a very sharp learning curve. There are so many variants and varieties within the field of numismatics that one is constantly learning and appraising everything that you know. It …
Oceania Coins and Banknotes Make For Great Investments Read More »
Now here is one of modern Australia’s greatest Aboriginal people who apart from being recognizable as the man on our polymer fifty dollar banknote, was also a lay preacher and an inventor. A tremendous ambassador for the indigenous people of Australia and a great example of the Aussie “can do” spirit. David Unaipons story is …
David Unaipon – Aboriginal Ambassador To The World. Read More »
Did you ever wonder why at school they taught us the 1-12x tables? I often used to wonder about this as I thought that 1-10x tables were enough or if you were going to learn up to the 12x table then why not 13 of higher as well. I believe that I know now the …
