Australia

Australia

Australia started to use the decimal AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR as the national currency on 14th February 1966. Before that Australia used non decimal Australian pound. 

1 Australian pound = 20 shillings 

1 shilling = 12 pence 

Pre-decimal currency 

1 Penny

A 1927 One Penny coin. Commonwealth of Australia is written on the Obverse and King George V is on the reverse. (Purchase #2)

Material: Bronze Cu 97.5%, Zn 2.0%, Sn 0.5%
Mass: 9.45g
Diameter:30.8mm
Thickness:

1955 Queen Elizabeth II Penny 

Half Penny


King George V 1926 "ONE HALF PENNY"

King George VI "HALF PENNY" 1942

Queen Elizabeth II HALF PENNY 1960

Decimal currency 

1 Cent

(Purchase #2)

Status : Demonetized in 1992

2 Cent 

a 1976 20 cent coin (Purchase #2)

Status : Demonetized in 1992

5 Cents

Obviously the Queen looks older in this 1995 Australian coin than in the 1980 coin above. I guess this is 5 cents. 

1 coin from (Purchase #2) had 3 originally 

Material: Cu 75%  Ni 25%

Mass: 2.83g

Diameter: 19.41mm

Thickness: 1.30mm

10 Cent

(Purchase #2)

20 Cent

(Purchase #2)

50 cent 

One Dollar 

Composition: 92% Copper – 6% Aluminium – 2% Nickel
Shape: Circular
Edge: Interrupted Milled
Mass: 9.00 grams
Diameter: 25.00 millimetres

CHOGM 2011 commemorative

Commemorating the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Perth, Australia.

100th year of the Age Pension. Designed and sculpted by Wojciech Pietranik.


TWO DOLLAR

2009

Composition: 92% Copper – 6% Aluminium – 2% Nickel
Shape: Circular
Edge: Interrupted Milled
Mass: 6.60 grams
Diameter: 20.50 millimetres

2016

2016 obverse design to celebrate the 50th anniversary of decimal currency[1]


Since I happen to be living in Australia now here's some bank notes.. :P 

FIVE DOLLARS 

29/10/2016






1) https://www.ramint.gov.au