Coins from Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. Australia's capital is Canberra. Australia is a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state. Australia’s first people arrived around 42,000 and 48,000 years ago from Southeast Asia. The modern decedents of these people are called Indigenous Australians or Aboriginals. The first Europeans to discover and make landfall were the Dutch in 1606 and named the continent New Holland. In 1770 Captain James Cook sailed and mapped the east coast which he claimed for Great Britten and named New South Wales. On the 26 January 1788 Captain Arthur Philip landed in New South Wales with the First Fleet and established a penal colony at Sydney Cove, Port Jackson. On 1 January 1901, the six colonies federated, forming the Commonwealth of Australia.
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See also: Australia - Colonial, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, United Kingdom

• Pound sterling (1788-1929)
• Pound (1910-1966)
• Dollar (1966-date)

Pound sterling (1788-1929)

12 Pence = 1 Shilling • 20 Shilling = 1 Pound

Pattern - ½ Sovereign (Victoria)
1901
Pattern
Gold (.917) • 3.995 g • ⌀ 19 mm
KM# 12, N# 128703

½ Sovereign - Edward VII
1902-1910
Gold (.9166) • 3.994 g • ⌀ 19.3 mm
KM# 14, N# 17318

½ Sovereign - George V
1911-1918
Gold (.917) • 3.994 g • ⌀ 19.3 mm
KM# 28, N# 14960

1 Sovereign - Victoria
1901
Gold (.917) • 7.988 g • ⌀ 22.1 mm
KM# 13, N# 128704

1 Sovereign - Edward VII
1902-1910
Gold (.917) • 7.9891 g • ⌀ 22 mm
KM# 15, Fr# 33, N# 14963

1 Sovereign - George V
1911-1928
Gold (.917) • 7.9881 g • ⌀ 22.05 mm
KM# 29, Fr# 39, N# 22076

1 Sovereign - George V (Enhanced portrait)
1929-1931
Gold (.917) • 7.98 g • ⌀ 22 mm
KM# 32, N# 115428

2 Pounds - Edward VII (Coronation)
1902
Non-circulating coin: Coronation of Edward VII
Gold (.917) • 15.91 g • ⌀ 28 mm
KM# 16, Fr# 31, N# 123023

5 Pounds - Edward VII (Coronation)
1902
Non-circulating coin: Coronation of Edward VII
Gold (.917) • 39.94 g • ⌀ 36 mm
KM# 17, Fr# 30, N# 91838

Pound (1910-1966)

12 Pence = 1 Shilling • 20 Shilling = 1 Pound

½ Penny - George V
1911-1936
Bronze • 5.67 g • ⌀ 25.5 mm
KM# 22, Schön# 13, N# 1564

½ Penny - George V (Indian ¼ Anna Obverse Mule)
1916
Bronze • 5.67 g • ⌀ 25.5 mm
KM# 30, N# 90246

½ Penny - George V (Kookaburra Pattern - Type 1)
1920
Pattern
Copper-nickel • 1.97 g • 14 mm
KM# Pn13, N# 89149

½ Penny - George V (Kookaburra Pattern - Type 1, Silver)
1920
Pattern
Silver (.917) • 14 mm
KM# Pn13a, N# 124649

½ Penny - George V (Kookaburra Pattern - Type 2)
1921
Pattern
Copper-nickel • 1.91 g • 14 mm
KM# Pn19, N# 89158

½ Penny - George VI
1938-1939
Bronze • 5.67 g • ⌀ 25.5 mm
KM# 35, Schön# 21, N# 1569

½ Penny - George VI
1939-1948
Bronze • 5.67 g • ⌀ 25.5 mm
KM# 41, Schön# 22, N# 5320

½ Penny - George VI (without "IND:IMP")
1949-1952
Bronze • 5.67 g • ⌀ 25.5 mm
KM# 42, Schön# 29, N# 8948

½ Penny - Elizabeth II (1st Portrait; without "F:D:")
1953-1955
Bronze • 5.67 g • ⌀ 25.5 mm
KM# 49, Schön# 36, N# 4205

½ Penny - Elizabeth II (1st Portrait; with "F:D:")
1959-1964
Bronze • 5.67 g • ⌀ 25.5 mm
KM# 61, Schön# 43, N# 3149

1 Penny - George V (Pattern)
1911
Pattern
Lead
N# 319439

1 Penny - George V
1911-1936
Bronze • 9.45 g • ⌀ 30.8 mm
KM# 23, Schön# 14, N# 1269

1 Penny - George V (Kookaburra Pattern - Type 3)
1919
Pattern
Copper-nickel • 4.02 g • 18 mm
KM# Pn8, N# 124653

1 Penny - George V (Kookaburra Pattern - Type 4)
1919
Pattern
Copper-nickel • 3.85 g • 18 mm
KM# Pn9, N# 124654

1 Penny - George V (Kookaburra Pattern - Type 4a)
1919
Pattern
Silver (.925) • 4.67 g • 18 mm
KM# Pn9a, N# 124655

1 Penny - George V (Kookaburra Pattern - Type 5)
1919
Pattern
Copper-nickel • 3.88 g • 18 mm
KM# Pn10, N# 124656

1 Penny - George V (Kookaburra Pattern - Type 5a)
1919
Pattern
Silver (.925) • 4.67 g • 18 mm
KM# Pn10a, N# 124657

1 Penny - George V (Kookaburra Pattern - Type 6)
1919
Pattern
Copper-nickel • 3.88 g • 18 mm
KM# Pn11, N# 28488

1 Penny - George V (Kookaburra Pattern - Type 6a)
1919
Pattern
Silver (.925) • 4.41 g • 18 mm
KM# Pn11a, N# 124650

1 Penny - George V (Kookaburra Pattern - Type 7)
1920
Pattern
Copper-nickel • 3.81 g • 18 mm
KM# Pn14, N# 124594

1 Penny - George V (Kookaburra Pattern - Type 8)
1920
Pattern
Copper-nickel • 3.79 g • 18 mm
KM# Pn15, N# 124658

1 Penny - George V (Kookaburra Pattern - Type 9)
1920
Pattern
Copper-nickel • 3.84 g • 18 mm
KM# Pn16, N# 124659

1 Penny - George V (Kookaburra Pattern - Type 10)
1920
Pattern
Copper-nickel • 3.88 g • 18 mm
KM# Pn17, N# 124599

1 Penny - George V (Kookaburra Pattern - Type 12 (Renniks 11))
1921
Pattern
Copper-nickel • 3.87 g • 18 × 18 mm
KM# Pn20, N# 28489

1 Penny - George V (Kookaburra Pattern - Type 12a (Renniks 11a))
1921
Pattern
• 4.21 g • 18 × 18 mm
KM# Pn20c, N# 124651

1 Penny - George V (Kookaburra Pattern - Type 13 (Renniks 12))
1921
Pattern
Copper-nickel • 3.83 g • 18 × 18 mm
KM# Pn21, N# 26426

1 Penny - George V (Kookaburra Pattern - Type 11 (Renniks 13))
1921
Pattern
Copper-nickel • 3.88 g • 18 × 18 mm
KM# Pn22, N# 63953

1 Penny - Edward VIII (Pattern)
1937
Pattern
Bronze • 9.4 g • ⌀ 30.5 mm
N# 114951

1 Penny - George VI
1938-1948
Bronze • 9.45 g • ⌀ 30.8 mm
KM# 36, Schön# 23, N# 5788

1 Penny - George VI (without "IND:IMP")
1949-1952
Bronze • 9.45 g • ⌀ 30.8 mm
KM# 43, Schön# 30, N# 1561

1 Penny - Elizabeth II (1st Portrait; without "F:D:")
1953
Bronze • 9.45 g • ⌀ 30.8 mm
KM# 50, Schön# 37, N# 9345

1 Penny - Elizabeth II (1st Portrait; with "F:D:")
1955-1964
Bronze • 9.45 g • ⌀ 30.8 mm
KM# 56, Schön# 44, N# 1001

3 Pence - Edward VII
1910
Silver (.925) • 1.41 g • ⌀ 16 mm
KM# 18, N# 12495

3 Pence - George V
1911-1936
Silver (.925) • 1.41 g • ⌀ 16 mm
KM# 24, N# 4203

3 Pence - George VI
1938-1944
Silver (.925) • 1.41 g • ⌀ 16 mm
KM# 37, N# 2980

3 Pence - George VI
1947-1948
Silver (.500) • 1.41 g • ⌀ 16 mm
KM# 37a, Schön# 24a, N# 25461

3 Pence - George VI (without "IND:IMP")
1949-1952
Silver (.500) • 1.41 g • ⌀ 16 mm
KM# 44, Schön# 31, N# 9344

3 Pence - Elizabeth II (1st Portrait; without "F:D:")
1953-1954
Silver (.500) • 1.41 g • ⌀ 16 mm
KM# 51, N# 12496

3 Pence - Elizabeth II (1st Portrait; with "F:D:")
1955-1964
Silver (.500) • 1.41 g • ⌀ 16 mm
KM# 57, N# 1560

6 Pence - Edward VII
1910
Silver (.925) • 2.83 g • ⌀ 19 mm
KM# 19, N# 12497

6 Pence - George V
1911-1936
Silver (.925) • 2.82 g • ⌀ 19.50 mm
KM# 25, N# 1563