Where did this money come from?
Australian dollar
A history told through its predecessors and the currencies that followed.
5 ancestors2 descendantsEstablished connections in this atlas
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The incoming line
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PredecessorAD 274–AD 375
Roman as–denarius–sestertius accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessorAD 400–AD 700
Roman solidus–nomisma accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessorAD 600–1087
Frankish denier–livre reckoningQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessor1929–1936
Pound sterlingDocumentedPredecessor1966
Australian poundDocumentedThis currencyAUD
Australian dollarDates, conversion terms and evidence 5 connections
Australian pound Australian dollar
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Pound sterling Australian pound
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman solidus–nomisma accounting Frankish denier–livre reckoning
Evidence period: AD 400–AD 700QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman as–denarius–sestertius accounting Roman solidus–nomisma accounting
Evidence period: AD 274–AD 375QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Frankish denier–livre reckoning Pound sterling
Evidence period: AD 600–1087QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗What followed
2 direct successors or branches connected to this currency.
This currencyAUD
Australian dollarSuccessor or branchSBD
Solomon Islands dollarSuccessor or branchPGK
Papua New Guinean kinaKeep going forwardExplore all 2 descendants +
The complete outgoing line
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This currencyAUD
Australian dollarSuccessor or branch1975
Papua New Guinean kinaDocumentedSuccessor or branch1977
Solomon Islands dollarDocumented