February 25, 1814: Australia’s first currency – the “holey dollar” introduced, made of Spanish ‘pieces of eight’ (8 Reales) with the centers stamped out and overstamped with a date and “NEW SOUTH WALES”, for the colony of New South Wales.
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Today’s feature article is a review written by SurvivalBlog Field Gear Editor Tom Christianson.
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