WAR
during the First and Second World Wars, the nationals of countries at war with so-called Australia were classed as enemy aliens. Naturalised British subjects born overseas in enemy countries, Australian-born descendants of migrants from enemy countries, or people suspected to be a security threat were interned in prison camps
WWI internment coin
1914 - 1918, Liverpool (Dharug & Tharawal) Internment Camp square threepence, with German heraldic eagle insignia
1.5 cm width
acquired online
WWII internment coin
1939 - 1945, brass-plated one penny INTERNMENT CAMPS coin with a central hole. Personal valuables and money that people managed to bring into camp were to be traded for these internment coins; exclusively to buy additional rations, general goods and personal supplies. Once war ended, these coins were invalidated, and became completely worthless
2 cm wide
acquired from eBay
australia day coin
1915, silverplated AUSTRALIA DAY token commemorating the first Australia Day, held on APRIL 25, 1915. This occasion marked the remembrance of the Dardanelles Campaign, which culminated in the tragic landing at Gallipoli.
2 cm wide
anonymous donor
