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| − | 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 | + | 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 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. The Perth mint manufactures and markets commemoratives. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 44,836,000 plus 2,072 in silver. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 44,836,000 plus 2,072 in silver. | ||
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* [[Australia 2011 3000 dollars KM-1488|2011 3000 dollars, Year of the Rabbit]] | * [[Australia 2011 3000 dollars KM-1488|2011 3000 dollars, Year of the Rabbit]] | ||
* [[Australia 2012 10 cents|2012 10 cents]] | * [[Australia 2012 10 cents|2012 10 cents]] | ||
| + | * [[Australia 2013 5 cents|2013 5 cents]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 2011]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 2011]] | ||
* return to coins of [[Australia]] | * return to coins of [[Australia]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | [[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | ||
Revision as of 15:35, 20 December 2024
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 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. The Perth mint manufactures and markets commemoratives.
Recorded mintage: 44,836,000 plus 2,072 in silver.
Specification: 2.83 g, copper-nickel, 19.4 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 401.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- McDonald, Greg, The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes, 23rd ed., Lavington, Australia, 2017.
Link to:
- 2010 5 cents
- 2011 20 cents, platypus reverse
- 2011 50 cents
- 2011-P 8 dollars, koala, 5 oz silver
- Australia 2011-P 50 dollars KM-1557 Great White Shark, platinum
- 2011-P 100 dollars, 25th Anniversary of the Gold Coin Program
- 2011-P 100 dollars, platypus, 1 oz platinum
- 2011 3000 dollars, Year of the Rabbit
- 2012 10 cents
- 2013 5 cents
- Coins and currency dated 2011
- return to coins of Australia