Australian 20c Coins And "Washers"

molydeii: Yes, we Australians used to get quite a few cupronickel British florins and 10 P coins commonly in circulation in the Country up until 1992, at which time the British reduced the size of their 10 P coin. I lived in Manchester for nearly 2 years in the 1970's and brought maybe a dozen or so unspent florins back from the United Kingdom with me.

Like most tourists returning home from the U.K., I just put them into the circulating currency.

Same with British tourists who visited Australia. For the same reason I circulated Australian 20 cent pieces in the U.K. I thought it was fun, even if it was a little naughty!

Coins of the Pacific Island Countries circulate in Australia for the same reason also.

I have been to Turkey, but I haven't put any Australian coins into circulation in Turkey! Spent some time in Trabzon, (Trebizond to ancient collectors). I bought some beautiful fresh fish (flounder) straight of a fishing trawler. Best fresh fish I have eaten!

I have a bronze coin of Ammisos. I remember those old stainless steel? 100 TL coins in my pocket.

I have not seen a British 10 P or 5 P since the mid 1990's in Australia.

Hi Oner,
I find a few. Mostly 10P in 20¢ change bags. Have a few here now.

Last florin I found in change was a New Zealand one. Old style decimal New Zealand and Fiji coins are reasonably common.


Best wishes,
Jeff

Hey Guys, thank you very much for your responses. It's enligtening to learn. I've got 50 of those old 10p's lying inside a small jam jar here, maybe it's time for a trip to down under :)
Meanwhile, it's still exciting, yet I suspect slightly illegal, to see these old boys and lasses circulating and have a use there. I have a thing for large copper nickel coins, they feel more like a coin than an average played coin. We used to have big, thick coins back in the mid 90's here, no more of them now.
Jeff, I still praise you and Yass for helping me build a lovely Australian collection here
Sel, can those fish be 'hamsi' ? They're very famous there.. Small boneless fish, they are. :)

When returning coins to Commonwealth Bank had a few foreign coins (5c like) that wouldnt go through their machines (which sucked, cause I get the foreign coins in the bags from the bank!) - anyways, Rotary have a foreign coin collection box at all Commbanks apparently - and they use them for charity in those countries.

- Mostly I find foreign N.Z 5c piece like ones - which coin machines will put through - but have had trouble with malaysian coins, fiji coins (too light) and a couple of other ones with no English and just squiggles on them.