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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.
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 Australian ten-dollar note was one of the four original decimal banknotes (excluding the Australian five-dollar note) that were issued when the currency was changed from the Australian pound to the Australian dollar on 14 February 1966. It replaced the Australian five-pound note, which included the same blue colouration. There have been ...
The Australian twenty-dollar note was issued when the currency was changed from the Australian pound to the Australian dollar on 14 February 1966. [1] It replaced the £10 note which had similar orange colouration.
The one-dollar note was replaced by the current gold-coloured coin on 13 May 1984 (Monday), due to the longer service life and cost effectiveness of coins. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] These notes can still be redeemed at face value by the Reserve Bank of Australia and most commercial banks, [ 9 ] but numismatics and note collectors may pay a higher price for ...
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.
(FYI, the five dollar bill was the only Australian paper currency to still feature the late monarch’s face). The United Kingdom experienced a similar change last year, when it was announced that ...
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.