Australia 1989 cent

from the Stonecat Collection

In 1966, Australia abandoned the sterling coinage she had used since the days of Captain Cook and adopted the decimal dollar and cent. This one cent piece was struck 1985-91, after which the denomination was suspended. Coinage production, formerly divided among the Sydney, Perth and Melbourne mints, is now concentrated at the Canberra Mint while the Perth mint produces collector coins.

Recorded mintage: 168,000,000.

Specification: 2.6 g, bronze, 17.65 mm diameter, designed by Arnold Machin and Stuart Devlin.

Catalog reference: KM 78.

Sources:

• McDonald, Greg, The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes, 23rd ed., Lavington, Australia, 2017.
• Pitt, Michael, Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values, 32nd Edition, Matraville, New South Wales, Australia: Renniks Publications, 2023.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

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• 1986 2 cents
• 1989 5 cents
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• 1989 25 dollars, koala, ¼ oz platinum
• 1989 50 dollars, koala, ½ oz platinum
• 1989 100 dollars, koala, 1 oz platinum
• 1989 200 dollars, frilled lizard
• Coins and currency dated 1989