Going Decimal Down-Under

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1840
Date Released
7 Sep 1964
Date Other
Aug 1964
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Going Decimal Down-Under. DESCRIPTION: Stuart Devlin has drawn inspiration for the design of Australia’s new decimal coinage from the country’s unique animal life. It is expected to come into circulation in about 18 months. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS artist Stuart Devlin designing coins. CU same. CU artist. CU wide-eyed possum. CU one cent piece. CU lizard (2 shots). CU two cent piece. CU spiny ant eater. CU five cent piece. MCU lyre bird. CU 10 cent piece. CU platypus. CU 20 cent piece. MS kangaroo. MS emu. CU same. CU 50 cent piece. Head of Queen Elizabeth. MS all coins.
Keywords
Arts and crafts
Locations
Melbourne; Sydney; Australia; Canberra
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
88802
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
119
Story extras:

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'Going Decimal Down-Under', British Movietone News Issue No. 1840, 7 Sep 1964. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25668 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)