Australian Government ad for Decimal Currency 1966

[waitew]

You're all way behind compared to America. We wont discuss other English measurements.

[DrSnafu]

We will never see progress like this in our lifetime :|

[scotthendo]

Poor England, 46 years behind the curb.

[JoanuMostrafta]

@scotthendo ...except they went to decimal currency in 1971. Sounds like you're 41 years behind the "curb" (and it's "curve").

[steersteer]

@scotthendo How are we 46 years behind? We were only 5 years behind in changing to a decimal system.

[AdenCrockerTV]

I'm glad we did this, it's simply extremely practical, like the metric system

[fr0nage]

lol @ bit about making housewives happier!

[rusty4evr]

It's 10:15pm on a monday night. Why am I watching this? Cus it was on fucking Reddit -_-

[ZeLroy]

@rusty4evr get out of here you, it's tuesday here in Australia

[sallz0r]

@rusty4evr -- Monday night?........

[chessonmyshirt]

the 50c piece is circle in this video.

[MrKIERAN101]

@chessonmyshirt thats how is was in the day.

[danieljrees]

@chessonmyshirt

it was originally and has more value as metal than currency as it was silver. hence the redesign.

[bfsoriginal]

Happy 46th anniversary of decimal currency, folks!

[Manial12]

Now I finally get why the 50c piece is so large: the silver coins were all made to be the same size as the old coins they replaced - except the 50c piece, which was actually smaller than the Crown that it replaced.

[Aspie37]

I cannot understand why the 50c coin is so large and the 5c coin should go now

[Borridd]

@Aspie37 no one uses 5c, and 5c are increasingly becoming more expensive to make.

[SuperSpaceGirlHDTV]

Dollar kicks Pound's ass!

[damoz89]

Oh god, I can't even imagine operating in P S & P's.

[MrRaibyn]

Going to show my kids this, I was 6 when this happened.