Shilling

The shilling (or informally: bob) was a British coin first issued in 1548 for Henry VIII, although arguably the testoon issued about 1487 for Henry VII was the first shilling.

Australian Shillings

The Australian Shillings were first issued in 1910, with the Australian Coat of Arms on the reverse and King Edward VII on the face. The Coat of Arms design was retained through the reign of King George V until a new ram's head design was introduced for the coins of George VI. This design continued until the last year of issue in 1963. In 1966 Australia's currency was decimalised and the shilling was replaced by a 10 cent coin, where 10 shillings made up one Australian Dollar.

Related Topics:
Australian - Coat of Arms - Australian Dollar

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The slang term for a shilling coin in Australia was "deener". The slang term for a shilling as currency unit was "bob", the same as in the United Kingdom.

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