Australia 2013 5 cents

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 five cent piece was struck 1999-2019. The module is that of the sixpence of the sterling coinage. The spiny echidna still curls up on the reverse of current issues. 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: 78,700,000 plus silver and gold proofs.

Specification: 2.83 g, copper-nickel, 19.4 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 401 (copper-nickel), KM 401a (gold), KM 401b (silver).

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, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.

Link to:

• 2011 5 cents
• 2013 10 cents
• 2013 20 cents, centennial of Canberra
• 2013 dollar, saltwater crocodile, 1 oz silver
• 2013-P dollar, pygmy possum, 1 oz silver
• 2013-P 8 dollars, Year of The Snake, 5 oz silver
• 2013-P 8 dollars, koala, 5 oz silver
• 2013-P 30 dollars, koala, 1 kg silver
• 2013 50 dollars, kookaburra, ½ oz gold
• 2013-P 50 dollars, koala, ½ oz platinum
• 2013 100 dollars, 20th anniversary of the kangaroo bullion coin, 1 oz gold
• 2013-P 100 dollars, Year of the Snake
• Coins and currency dated 2013