Australia 1980 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 1966-84. An older bust of the Queen was used 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: 137,892,000.

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

Catalog reference: KM 62.

Sources:

• McDonald, Greg, The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes, 23rd ed., Lavington, Australia, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1979 cent
• 1979 20 cents
• 1980 10 cents
• 1980 200 dollars
• 1989 cent
• Coins and currency dated 1980