Inside the Vault

The History and Art of Australian Coinage

Peter Rees (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

192 Seiten

2016
NewSouth Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-74223-430-4 (ISBN)

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Uncovers the fascinating story of Australia’s currency. Bestselling author Peter Rees traces significant events – the Rum Rebellion, the gold rushes, the opening of the Royal Australian Mint, and the introduction of decimal currency in 1966 – and their effect on Australia’s coinage. Lavishly illustrated, this book includes never-before-seen design sketches and images of rare Australian coins.

Ochre trading, convict love tokens, holey dollars, cartwheel pennies, florins, shillings and pence, dollars and cents …

For the first time, Inside the Vault uncovers the fascinating story of the nation’s currency. Bestselling author Peter Rees traces significant events – the Rum Rebellion, the gold rushes, the opening of the Royal Australian Mint, and the introduction of decimal currency in 1966 – and their effect on Australia’s coinage. Lavishly illustrated, Inside the Vault includes never-before-seen design sketches and images of rare Australian coins, along with stunning archival images of important events and people in the history of Australian coinage.

Peter Rees has been a federal political correspondent for some of Australia’s major metropolitan newspapers, and is the author of Anzac Girls and Bearing Witness: The remarkable life of Charles Bean, Australia’s greatest war correspondent.

Erscheinungsdatum	03.03.2016
Zusatzinfo	48 black & white illustrations, 80 colour illustrations
Verlagsort	Sydney, NSW
Sprache	englisch
Maße	246 x 287 mm
Gewicht	1313 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge
ISBN-10	1-74223-430-5 / 1742234305
ISBN-13	978-1-74223-430-4 / 9781742234304
Zustand	Neuware