The guileful person who passes a florin over the counter in payment fop articles received and then demands to be given change as from a half-crown will soon find his^occupation gone. Ao® cording to the “Daily Indepen® dent,” we are on the eve of radical alterations in our coinage. The main object of these alterations is said to be the prevention ©f fraud through the confusing of similar coins. Thus, florins and half-crowns will be more clearly differentiated. Farthings, again, are to be made of a metal which will prevent simple folks mistaking them (when gilded over) for sovereigns. Sixpences and half-sovereigns, too, are to be made more distinctly differentiated, ©ne of them being decorated with the head of tho King and the other with his full figure.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZMAIL19010718.2.67
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Mail, Issue 1533, 18 July 1901, Page 31
Word Count
128Untitled New Zealand Mail, Issue 1533, 18 July 1901, Page 31
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in