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Australian old money to decimal currency
The Australian pound equalled 20 shillings and each shilling was worth 12 pence. Working with a base unit of 12 made calculations quite difficult.
In 1963, the government formally announced that Australia would be changing to a decimal-based currency.
This tool converts Australian old money into decimal currency. Type the old money amount to convert into decimal currency.
Conversation table
| Pre-decimal | Decimal | |
|---|---|---|
| Halfpenny | ½d. | ~ 0.41666 cent |
| Penny | 1d. | ~ 0.8333 cent |
| Threepence | 3d. | 2.5 cents |
| Sixpence | 6d. | 5 cents |
| Shilling | 1/- | 10 cents |
| Florin | 2/- | 20 cents |
| Crown | 5/- | 50 cents |
| Pound | £1 | 2 dollars |
