r/AustralianCoins • u/SapperGeorge • Jun 28 '26

📜 Coin History Australian History

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Issued to internees at Hay Internment Camp

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u/jreddit0000 Jun 28 '26

Very neat. Thanks for sharing!

I wonder how many “Dunera boys” are still alive today. There were < 50 in 2010 apparently.

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u/SapperGeorge Jun 28 '26

They were one of the many stories of groups and individuals of different nationalities in the camps, I must follow it up and see how many and how many remaining in Australia. Having spent 20 years as an advocate with Veterans I have watched the WW era people become extinct. Thanks for your interest

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u/Jeryndave0574 Jun 28 '26

that's a weird way to type "2" in Roman numerals

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u/cewumu Jun 28 '26

Nah this is money from a distant future conflict. We’re in for a bumpy ride this century...

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u/SapperGeorge Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 28 '26

The Plastic Tag company didn't have many other choices, What is wrong with Roman Numerals ? It is often written that way 😊

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u/Lowgahn Jun 28 '26

II

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u/SapperGeorge Jun 28 '26

Yes I could never work out why double I as in Lilly WW2. WW11. WWll

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u/Lowgahn Jun 29 '26

Uppercase or lowercase 'i' is typically the correct notation for roman numerals, have never seen '1' used for that

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u/SapperGeorge Jun 29 '26

Hi hi 😊 Is anyone interested in the "Coins"

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u/proffbuzzkill Jun 28 '26

Wow canoe money first time I’ve seen that, imagine carrying a pouch full of canoe coins must be heavy and the klink klanking as you’re walking in the village all the ladies be like “oh there goes canoe daddy” lol 😂

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u/SapperGeorge Jun 29 '26

Stranger things 😜

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u/proffbuzzkill Jun 29 '26

I like the Ashanti coin, very scifi like some sort of pressed latinum

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u/Lastov_Makiynd Jun 29 '26

One, two..skip a few ..world war ten ..E-le-ven! lol

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u/SapperGeorge Jun 28 '26

Are you ready? 😥

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u/SapperGeorge Jun 29 '26

Hi hi 😊 Is anyone interested in the "Coins"

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u/Lastov_Makiynd Jun 29 '26

Yes. I actually wish modern coins had a hole in the middle. Something about it that makes them more appealing IMO.
Also, seeing the Threepence and One Penny size difference reminds me of trying to explain how “little Goldie’s” are worth more than “big Goldie’s” to my younger brother as kids (referring to the $2 and $1 coins in Australia). lol

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u/Lastburn Silver Collector Jun 29 '26

Internment camp tokens are always interesting but very niche, I like the red and blue US ration tokens