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It was first issued on 14 May 1984 [4] to replace the one-dollar note which was then in circulation, although plans to introduce a dollar coin had existed since the mid-1970s. [4] The first year of minting saw 186.3 million of the coins produced at the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra .
When Australia was part of the fixed-exchange sterling area, the exchange rate of the Australian dollar was fixed to the pound sterling at a rate of A$1 = 8 U.K. shillings (A$2.50 = UK£1). In 1967, Australia effectively left the sterling area, when the pound sterling was devalued against the US dollar and the Australian dollar did not follow.
The Australian dollar replaced the Australian pound on 14 February 1966 as part of the decimalisation process. [6] At this time, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 cent coins were issued. [6] $1 coins were first issued in 1984, [7] and $2 coins soon followed in 1988. The one- and two-cent coins were discontinued in 1990 and withdrawn from circulation in ...
"Gold" one-dollar and two-dollar coins were introduced in the 1980s. The one-dollar coin was introduced in 1984, to replace the banknote of the same value. The two-dollar coin, also replacing a banknote, was introduced in 1988. They have content of 2% nickel, 6% aluminium and 92% copper. The two-dollar coin is smaller in diameter than the one ...
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Depiction of the Australian Girl Guides Symbol which is the Girl Guides Trefoil with a 7 pointed Star in the top leaf of the Trefoil 12,585,000 2011 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting: Tim Leaversuch Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2011, Perth, Western Australia 9,397,003 2012 Australian 1 dollar coin only made for sets S.Devlin
The Australian dollar (sign: $; code: AUD; also abbreviated A$ or sometimes AU$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; [2] [3] and also referred to as the dollar or Aussie dollar) is the official currency and legal tender of Australia, including all of its external territories, and three independent sovereign Pacific Island states: Kiribati, Nauru, and Tuvalu.
The notes of the Australian dollar were first issued by the Reserve Bank of Australia on 14 February 1966, when Australia changed to decimal currency and replaced the pound with the dollar. [1] This currency was a lot easier for calculating compared to the previous Australian pound worth 20 shillings or 240 pence.