Australia
coins
Values, images, and specifications for Australian coins.
Prior to 1910, Australia's
official currency was United
Kingdom coinage, although
in earlier years several
currencies circulated within
Australia, which at the time
was a collection of
British colonies.
The first post-federation Australian coinage was minted in
1910 in London, under King Edward VII.
Australian
Decimal Coins
pending
Pre-decimal currency was used from 1910 to 1964, based on the United
Kingdom's monetary system, with the same denominations and relative values.
1 penny = 1/12 of a shilling = 1/240 of a pound
The Australian threepence, sixpence, shilling, and florin were introduced in 1910,
the halfpenny and penny in 1911, and the crown in 1937.
Australia adopted the decimal system in 1966, replacing the penny with the cent,
and the pound with the dollar, and the ratio changed from 1:240 to 1:100.
Circulation issue denominations introduced in
1966 were: one cent, two cent, five cent, ten cent,
twenty cent, and fifty cent, with one dollar coins
introduced in 1984, and two dollar coins in 1988.
Circulation issue one cent coins were last minted
in 1990, and two cent coins in 1989, prior to their
gradual withdrawal from circulation, commencing
in 1992.
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