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| Bob | Australian pre-decimal shilling. Also used in Britain. | ||
| Brick | Australian pre-decimal Ten pounds.. | ||
| Buck | Dollar coin or Dollar note. |
| Cartwheel | British twopence and penny copper coinage of 1797 struck at the Soho Mint. Their size and weight made them unpopular with the public. |
| Casey's Cartwheel | 1937 (and 1938) Australian crown named after Lord R.G. Casey, the Treasurer of the time, who proposed the coin. |
| Deener (Dina) | Australian pre-decimal shilling. |
| Fiddly | Australian pre-decimal Pound - derived from a classic chain of Australian word association - Fiddly - Fid - Quid (Quid being slang for one pound). |
| Fisher's Flimsies | The first Australian Commonwealth pre-decimal notes issued from 1913. Fisher was Prime Minister at the time. |
| Grand | One Thousand Dollars. |
| Half-Fiddly | Australian pre-decimal Ten Shillings - derived from the same word association chain as Fiddly. |
| Heads | The obverse side of a coin - derived from the fact that this side of the coin usually depicts a portrait of the bust of the monarch or head of state. |
| Lobster | Australian decimal Twenty dollars - derived from the colour of the main design on the $20 note. |
| Miller's Flimsies | Redesigned Australian pre-decimal notes issued from 1923. The first of these new notes, £1 and 10/-, contained the Miller/Collins signature combination. |
| Naked Queen | An obverse design variety of Queen Elizabeth on New Zealand's pre-decimal coins dated 1956 and 1957 without the shoulder strap. |
| Quid | Australian pre-decimal pound (20 shillings). |
| Redback | Twenty Dollars - derived from the predominant colour used on the Australian Twenty Dollar note. |
| Shinplaster | An American colloquial term for hand-written prommissory notes. The term was invented to describe paper currency only thought worth soaking in vinegar or tobacco juice as a poultice for bruises. |
| Slab | An independently graded numismatic piece sealed within an inert plastic case along with the grading certificate. See the grading article for more information. |
| Spin | Australian pre-decimal Five pounds. |
| Swy | Australian pre-decimal florin - commonly the ante (initial bet) in the game of two-up. |
| Tails | The reverse side of a coin - opposite to the 'heads' (obverse) side of the coin. Derived from the kangaroo design used on Australian penny and halfpenny coins after 1937 and popularised in the game of two-up normally played with 2 pennies. |
| Teddy (or Teddies) |
A redesigned and reduced size Australian pre-decimal 10/- note first issued in1933. |
| Tiki |
New Zealand pre-decimal threepence. |
| Trey | Australian pre-decimal threepence. |
| Two Bits | American (U.S.A.) quarter dollar (25 cents). Originates from the Spanish dollar which was sometimes cut into 8 pieces or bits in the 18th century giving rise to the term pieces of 8. |
| Two Bob | Australian pre-decimal florin. |
| Two-Up | An gambling game where wagers are placed on the outcome of two coins (usually pennies) which are tossed into the air. The game was popularised by Australian soldiers in World War I and a modified version (to provide a return to the house) now operates in all Australian casinos. |
