Australia Gets New Currency - Change Over To Decimals (1966)

Location: Sydney, Australia



Story about Australia changing its currency from pounds, shillings and pence to dollars and cents.



CU. Cash register ringing up dollars and cents. VS. Very good shots of change over showing hands counting out the new notes, people queuing to exchange money, and bundles of notes being tied up and stacked. The old notes are collected and prepared to be burnt.



VS. Showing the notes being printed, cut, and the new notes counted out.



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FILM ID:3189.19

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