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The original, round, 50-cent coin was made of 80% silver and 20% copper; but as the value of a free-floating silver price became higher, the coin's bullion value became more valuable than its face value; so that version was withdrawn from circulation and replaced with the dodecagonal cupro-nickel version. [3]
The round fifty cent coin was the highest-denomination and largest diameter coin of the Australian decimal coins, introduced in 1966. It has a nominal value of half an Australian dollar, equivalent to five shillings in the pre-decimal accounting system. Due to the large number minted in 1966, and the rising cost of silver, it was not made in ...
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 The one- and two-cent coins were discontinued in 1990 and withdrawn from circulation in February 1992.
Australian 1 dollar coin only made for sets S.Devlin Queen Elizabeth the second: unknown 2014 ANZAC Centenary Logo of the ANZAC centenary. Australian soldier with head bowed and rifle reversed in solemn reflection 23,000,000 2015 ANZAC Centenary Logo of the ANZAC centenary. Australian soldier with head bowed and rifle reversed in solemn reflection
The Royal Australian Mint regularly releases collectable coins, one of the most famous of which is the 1980–1994 gold two-hundred-dollar coin series. [7] Australian collectable coins are all legal tender [ 8 ] and can be used directly as currency or converted to "normal" coinage at a bank.
A year later Australian pennies and half-pennies entered circulation. Unlike in New Zealand, there was no half-crown. In 1931 gold sovereigns stopped being minted in Australia. A crown or five-shilling coin was minted in 1937 and 1938. Coinage of the Australian pound was replaced by decimalised coins of the Australian dollar on 14 February 1966 ...
The Royal Australian Mint website reports an issue of 2.7 million coins for 1985, but no 20c was minted for 1988. None were released in 1983-84 and there were no coins minted for circulation in 1986–1993 and 1995 (Standard platypus design only) [ 2 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ]
Commemorative coin set to celebrate The Queen's Ruby Jubilee, the 40th anniversary of her accession. Titled 'The Royal Ladies', it consists of four proof coins. The reverses portray The Queen Mother, The Princess of Wales, The Princess Royal and The Princess Margaret. The set also includes a medallion. [37] Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother: $25 ...