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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mickey-startup, post: 1037431, member: 27356&quot;]Good question, the answer&nbsp; I don`t really know.</p><p>For most of the 19th century Australia relied on penny and halfpenny token coinage and gold half and half sovereigns although they did have a 5 Shilling Holey Dollar.</p><p>The first £ s d, (Pounds, Shillings and Pence) were not struck until 1911 under George V `s reign.</p><p>Perhaps they just never required them or never got around to it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here`s a fake one </p><p><a href="http://museumvictoria.com.au/collections/items/1099504/medal-australian-centenary-imitation-half-crown-australia-1888" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://museumvictoria.com.au/collections/items/1099504/medal-australian-centenary-imitation-half-crown-australia-1888" rel="nofollow">http://museumvictoria.com.au/collections/items/1099504/medal-australian-centenary-imitation-half-crown-australia-1888</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you log onto eBay.au and find the Community discussion boards there is an Antiques/Collectables/Coins and Stamps board with some knowledgeable Aussie coin people there.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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