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Australian history through coins : 1606-1800 / Ken Heffernan / Ken Heffernan
Record no:
88366
Call no:
737 HEF
Author:
Heffernan, Ken
Publisher:
Hall, A.C.T.: Dr Ken Heffernan
Year:
2024
Description:
90 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm.
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Isbn:
9780648780618
Notes:
Direct references to a number of coins in the WAM collection , including the new identification of a previously misidentified item fro a burial at Beacn Island relatd to the Batavia shopwreck of 1629 (see plate 13.39).
Type:
Book
Abstract:
This short history introduces coins that help illustrate stories about the early engagement between Australia and the wider world. The illustrated coins are chosen from times and places that are related to significant encounters up to 1800. By that year
invasion became more sustained, international contacts became frequent and a range of world coins were officially proclaimed legal tender for use in New South Wales.
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