๐ต "In come the dollars, and in come the cents
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"In come the dollars, and in come the cents.
To replace the pounds and the shillings and the pence."
Australia marks 60 years since switching to decimal currency
Six decades ago, Australia swapped its old currency for dollars and cents. A catchy jingle sung by a cartoon character named Dollar Bill helped the country adapt.
(www.abc.net.au)
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"In come the dollars, and in come the cents.
To replace the pounds and the shillings and the pence."
Australia marks 60 years since switching to decimal currency
Six decades ago, Australia swapped its old currency for dollars and cents. A catchy jingle sung by a cartoon character named Dollar Bill helped the country adapt.
(www.abc.net.au)
@cheryanne I well remember!
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@cheryanne I well remember!
@treleanor @cheryanne Me too. The relief of not having to do those pounds, shillings and pence maths!
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@treleanor @cheryanne Me too. The relief of not having to do those pounds, shillings and pence maths!
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"In come the dollars, and in come the cents.
To replace the pounds and the shillings and the pence."
Australia marks 60 years since switching to decimal currency
Six decades ago, Australia swapped its old currency for dollars and cents. A catchy jingle sung by a cartoon character named Dollar Bill helped the country adapt.
(www.abc.net.au)
@cheryanne pounds shillings pence sixpences & halfpennies, rods roods, furlongs slugs pounds ounces, et al... thank the great prophet zarquon for our metrification during my childhood, otherwise
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@treleanor @sister_ratched all I remember is being terrified that the man in the ice-cream van would be angry and I would get in trouble because my grandfather gave me old money instead of new to buy an icecream.
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