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The pound was the currency of the Australia territory of New Guinea between 1915 and 1966. It replaced the mark when Australia occupied the former German colony at the end of World War I. It was equal to the Australian pound and Australian currency circulated alongside coins issued specifically for New Guinea between 1929 and 1945. The pound was subdivided into 20 shillings each of 12 pence.Between 1942 and 1945 the Oceania pound circulated issued by the Japanese occupiers.