Because the first British settlement in Australia was a penal colony, there wasn’t much need for coins or currency. As The Perth Mint noted in a blog, authorities envisioned a “self-sufficient ...
SYDNEY — Australia has minted a gold coin encrusted with rare pink diamonds worth Aus$2.48 million ($1.8 million) to meet growing demand for high-end collectables from the ultra-rich. The two-kilogram ...