Designs for Australia’s six new decimal coins prepared by local designer Stuart Devlin, are presented by the Federal Treasurer, Mr. Harold Holt, and a member of the advisory panel on design Mr. Hal Missingham, who worked closely with the designer and helped solve technical problems. The coins feature seven of Australia’s unique fauna- the spiny anteater, lyre-bird, frilled lizard, feather-tailed glider, platypus, kangaroo and emu.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
007539
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Money
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Coinage
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Money
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)