U.S. Minting Coins For Australia
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CANBERRA. December 16
At least £1,000,000 in Australian silver coins has been minted in the United States and sent to Australia. This is the first time any British country has had its coinage made by a foreign country. Australian copper coins arc being made in India. The Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) said that the American order had to be placed because Australian mints could not cope with the demand for silver coins.
Australia was helping to relieve the New Zealand silver coin shortage. Mr. Chifley added. Efforts were also being made to send copper coins to some of the Pacific Islands where coins were so scarce that penny notes were being printed.
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Northern Advocate, 17 December 1942, Page 5
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