[rocco55]

Zoe Brain...Good work ! Did you confirm what the “6d” stands for in Australian currency ? I didn’t see a reference on that. I only saw that you commented that the Kenyan currency should be “7s 6c”. What does the “6d” translate to in Autralian currency ? Please reply. Thx

[Zoe Brain]

I’m Australian.

We had pounds, shillings and pence until 14th February 1966.

“.After federation in 1901, when Australia became an independent nation, the federal government became responsible for the currency. The Australian Notes Act was passed in 1910. In 1913 the first series of Australian notes was issued, based on the old British system of 12 pence to a shilling, 20 shillings to a pound.”

[Zoe Brain]

Pounds Shillings and Pence, traditionally written as L s d.
That comes from Librae, solidi, and denarii.
Roman currency. A holdover from before the legions left. £ is a stylised L.
Wiki's pretty good on the subject - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/£sd