A recent online discussion with “Coin Showroom Australia” on Pintarest bought to light an interesting piece of information that I was not previously aware of. I thought it interesting enough to be worthy of a small blog. I had read in another publication that the 1982 One Dollar coin with the Javelin Thrower depicted on it was […]
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One of the most enjoyable aspects of collecting banknotes is the hunt for those serial numbers that are unique, special and in some cases highly sought after by collectors. Finding the right one can add a vast amount of worth to your banknote portfolio. Banknote serial numbers do have unique serial numbers in each country. Some serial numbers are far
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This post is the first in a series where I hope to heighten people’s awareness as to who the people are that grace the front and back of the banknotes in Australia. The twenty-dollar polymer bank-note from Australia has a pair of fascinating people depicted on it. From a historical point of view this lady pictured under is just an
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So here is something a little unusual as it involves folding Australia polymer decimal bank notes into various shapes which allows people to create novel gifts for other people. There are a host of origami web sites which will give you directions on how to fold these. These here are but a few that I have discovered on
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Racing Roos was a past time that used to take place in Australia whilst the one dollar banknote was still in circulation. The game of “Racing Roos”, generally occurred at pubs and parties. All the original one dollar decimal banknotes featured a metal thread running through the note from top to bottom as a security
When I was a youngster growing up in semi-rural Australia in the late 60’s I was privileged to enjoy a relatively serene country lifestyle, surrounded by forests, fields and meandering creeks. Nothing was overly complicated on our 5 acre lot, we grew potatoes in the Winter, hay in the Summer and our 2 resident cows,
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