2013 $1 Bicentenary of The Holey Dollar & Dump 'C' Mintmark Uncirculated Coin

Australia’s early colonial economy, once an unregulated medley of foreign coins, rum and promissory notes, was bolstered by the introduction of the Holey Dollar and Dump in 1813. Made from Spanish silver ‘pieces of eight’, our first official coins were worth five shillings and fifteen pence, respectively.