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Revision as of 21:45, 20 August 2025
This type was struck at the Melbourne mint 1938-45 with help from the San Francisco and Denver mints 1942-44. Australia maintained the sterling silver standard until 1945, years after Great Britain had debased her coins to 0.500 fine.
Recorded mintage: 11,000,000 from San Francisco (shown here) plus 22,440,000 at Melbourne.
Specification: 11.31 g, 0.925 fine silver, 28.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 40.
- McDonald, Greg, The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes, 23rd ed., Lavington, Australia, 2017. ♪
- Pitt, Michael, Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values, 32nd Edition, Matraville, New South Wales, Australia: Renniks Publications, 2023.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
Link to:
- 1943-S florin
- 1944-S shilling
- 1946 florin
- Coins and currency dated 1944
- return to coins of Australia