AUSTRALIA’S EMBLEM.
Australia wants its emblematic kangaroo to look like a kangaroo. And so they have straightened his tail. The result is that when the new coins designed by the Federal Treasury are issued the kangaroo in the coat-of-arms appearing on the reverse side of the florin will have a natural posture. No longer will his tail droop over the motto of Australia, as on the current coinage. Nor will the emu, also in the coat-of-arms, continue to stand on one leg only as a gesture of attack—now it will rest on the ground. Other emblems typically Australian will appear on these new coins. The shilling will bear a Merino ram’s head, the threepenny piece < will have three ears of corn, and the penny a leaping kangaroo. The obverse of all coins will bear the King’s head, as on the crown piece issued to commemorate the Coronation. \
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 44, 20 January 1938, Page 5
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147AUSTRALIA’S EMBLEM. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 44, 20 January 1938, Page 5
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