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5 Cent Coins

The Australian 5c coin is a small copper nickel (75% copper, 25%) nickel that has been produced for circulation since 1966.  It weighs 2.83 grams and since it’s introduction the obverse has included a depiction of Queen Elizabeth II.  The reverse has always depicted an Echidna as originally designed by Stuart Devlin. There are no […]

50 Cent Coins

The Australian fifty cent coin is the largest commonly circulating Australian coin.  It was initially produced in 1966 as a round, 80% silver coin but was quickly removed from circulation because the silver value exceeded the face value.  In 1969 the 50c made a re-appearance as a large, unusual dodecagonal (12 sided) coin bearing the […]

2000 Fifty Cent Millennium Incuse Flag Variety

In the year 2000 the Royal Australian Mint released a commemorative 50 cent coin to celebrate the new millennium.  The so called “2000 Millennium 50c” shows the usual Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of Queen Elizabeth II while the reverse shows a stylised Australian flag with the usual Union Jack in the top left corner. Some time […]

The Florin

The florin (or two shillings) was minted for Australian use from 1911 through to 1963.  During this time it was minted in England, and the Royal Mint branches in Melbourne and Sydney.  The Australian florin weighs 11.31 grams and measures 28.5mm in diameter.  It was minted in sterling silver from 1911 till 1945.  From 1946 […]

1927 Parliament Florin

The 1927 Parliament Florin was the first ever commemorative circulating coin to be issued in this country. It was Minted to celebrate the opening of the then new (and now old) Parliament house in Canberra. It is also often called a Canberra florin.   With a mintage figure of 2 million a large majority of […]