The Commonwealth
A three pence coin was also used in the pre-decimalisation currencies of Commonwealth of Nations countries such as Fiji, Australia, and New Zealand, and it was called a Ticky in South Africa.
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Famous quotes containing the word commonwealth:
“While the Governor, and the Mayor, and countless officers of the Commonwealth are at large, the champions of liberty are imprisoned.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)