ALUMINIUM MONEY.
-Jl has been proposed * n France to adopt aluminium for/ the piecete of 10 and 5 centimes, /'which are now made of bronze. Thr e advantages urged ' are the durability of the metal, its malleability,/ts metallic sonor- — HyJind its ligbtfaess. Great stress is laid on point, which, it is enable the small coins jco be easily distinguished frora/silver in the pocket and make it possible to carry them in quantity without being annoyed by the weight.
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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2951, 5 January 1912, Page 6
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