Decimal Currency, 14 February 1966 - Television advertisements

Television advertisement promoting the introduction of Australia's new currency system. This is a series of animated black-and-white television advertisements designed to assist Australians with the transition from imperial to decimal currency on 14 February 1966. Through a question-and-answer format, a grandmother and a small girl explain the transition between currencies, the comparative value of each currency and the ability to use either dollars and cents or pounds, shillings and pence for up to two years after the new currency goes into circulation.

Comments

1. What in the fuck does get with it mean and why are they saying it every 5 seconds?
2. The United States of America did not want to go decimal because the sooks said it would cost too much.
   Capitalists.
3. How come the penny/one cent and two pence/two cents weren't mentioned and incidentally, we have all had the wool pulled over our eyes by actually dropping them. Soon, in five or more years, unfortunately, the five cent piece will also be eliminated. The Rich don't give a rat's arse!
4. Its SHILLING not schilling
5. What they say Gran? Here we go:
   Here come the shears boys clip clip clip( we still rippin ya off boys snip snip snip!
   We will still charge ya cents of 01 2 & 3 & 4 & 99 when they don't exist
   Rip Rip Rip !!!
6. I remember this day so well.  I had spent 18 months in the USA, but was back in Australia by then.  I was helping my Dad at his Mobile gas station in Indooroopilly, Queensland.  I had Glenn with me who was 2 at the time, and pregnant with Brett.  
   
   Some people came in with the new money system, and some with the old Australian money.  Can't remember if the pumps had been converted to the dollar system or if they were still reading in the pounds, shillings and pence system.  I am so glad that I was there to help my Dad, and keep him calmed down.  
   
   Now when I go back to Australia for visits, they are using the metric system, and have for years, which is so much easier than 12" one foot, 3 feet one yard.  What is the hold up America.
7. 2:49
   "GAH! WHO THE HELL ARE YOU!?!?!?!"
8. Awesome ads, woeful subtitles. It's a shilling, not a schilling. 'Exactly' was at one point written as 'exactlly', and the verb is 'practising', not 'practicing'.
9. 10 Slashdots. Lol
10. I'm puzzled why people had to be told to pay a little more and get change...didn't they already do that with the old money?
11. And remember, always pay a little more and you'll get the right change every time!
    Because the working classes are so much smarter than us, gran!
12. Except now in Canada with the penny going I get ripped off a penny in my change!
13. ahhhhhh 48 years ago today......
14. 6 pounds of potatoes for 50 cents? GEEZE Thats awesome!
15. Best Valentine's Day Present Ever!
16. Clink goes the cents, folks, Clink clink clink Changeover Day is closer than you think Learn the value of the coin and the way that they appear and thing will be much smoother when the decimal point is here!
17. Sweet!
18. In come the dollars, in come the cents to replace the pounds, and the shillings, and the pence. Be prepared, folks, when the coins begin to mix on the 14th of February, 1966.
19. how great this brought back so many memories thanks national archives well done