5 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd Portrait

5 Cents - Elizabeth II (2nd Portrait) - obverse5 Cents - Elizabeth II (2nd Portrait) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1966-1984
Value 5 Cents
0.05 AUD = USD 0.033
Currency Dollar (1966-date)
Composition Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight 2.83 g
Diameter 19.41 mm
Thickness 1.3 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
70
References KM# 64,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
Schön# 51
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

2nd portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1974

Designer: Arnold Machin

Reverse

Short-beaked Echidnas or Spiny Ant Eaters (Tachyglossus aculeatus) and denomination in cents; designer mark below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
5
SD

Designer: Stuart Devlin

Edge

Reeded

5 Cents - Elizabeth II (2nd Portrait) -  obverse

© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)

Mints

Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)
Royal Canadian Mint of Winnipeg, Canada (1976-date)
Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Comments

Introduced in 1966 at the commencement of decimal currency in Australia, the five-cent coin was struck in copper-nickel. This coin with the second Machin portrait of the Queen was replaced in 1985 with the third Raphael D. Maklouf's portrait.

There are varieties of the 1966 coins due to being minted at two different mints.
 

  • Canberra: short spine on the right shoulder of the echidna (left photo)
     
  • London: larger spine on the right shoulder of the echidna (right photo)



1981 mints

The 1981 5 cent coin was minted at three different Mints.
61,988,000 were minted at the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra.
50,276,000 were minted at the Royal Mint in Llantrisant, Wales.
50,000,000 were minted at the Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa.
The coins from Canberra and Wales are indistinguishable and the mintages for these coins are combined in the mintage line for 1981 below.


1972 and 1984 echidna


The Fine Silver Proof Set of 2006 included a re-issued version of this coin.

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Date Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1966  0.06% BU Twelve Coin Set; Hendo
1966  77 250 $ 3.90 0.2% BU Year Set; Carded
1966  45 384 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.25 $ 0.50 $ 1.60 $ 1.60 19% Circulation Canberra Mint
1966  30 000 000 $ 0.16 $ 0.16 $ 0.27 $ 0.27 $ 3.00 8% Circulation London Mint
1966  18 054 0.3% Proof Year Set; Open Case
1966  12 0.02% Proof Year Set; Sealed
1966  15 809 0.04% UNC Year Set; Blue wallet
1966  70 0.01% UNC Year Set; Operation Fastbuck wallet
1966  12 260 0.03% UNC Year Set; Reserve Bank Coloured Wallets
1966  520 0.01% UNC Year Set; VIP Presentation Wallet
1967  62 144 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.11 $ 0.14 $ 0.22 $ 0.54 $ 1.40 $ 3.00 18% Circulation
1968  67 336 000 $ 0.06 $ 0.06 $ 0.16 $ 0.22 $ 0.90 $ 1.10 $ 2.80 18% Circulation
1969  38 170 000 $ 0.03 $ 0.05 $ 0.23 $ 0.23 12% Circulation
1969  13 056 0.3% Proof Year Set
1969  14 351 0.11% UNC Year Set; Blue Wallet
1969  16 825 0.09% UNC Year Set; Red Wallet
1970  40 230 0.2% BU Year Set
1970  46 058 000 $ 0.18 $ 0.18 $ 0.18 $ 0.18 $ 0.54 $ 0.60 $ 1.60 14% Circulation
1970  15 368 0.3% Proof Year Set
1971  28 572 0.12% BU Year Set
1971  39 516 000 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.22 $ 0.43 $ 0.45 $ 0.49 12% Circulation
1971  10 066 0.17% Proof Year Set
1972  39 065 0.13% BU Year Set
1972  8 256 000 $ 0.03 $ 0.27 $ 6.00 $ 9.00 $ 16 5% Circulation; two types see comments
1972  10 272 0.11% Proof Year Set
1973  30 928 0.09% BU Year Set
1973  48 816 000 $ 0.08 $ 0.10 $ 0.10 $ 0.27 $ 0.43 $ 0.43 $ 0.81 13% Circulation
1973  10 090 0.11% Proof Year Set
1974  25 475 0.12% BU Year Set
1974  64 248 000 $ 0.05 $ 0.19 $ 0.27 $ 0.34 $ 1.10 $ 2.90 15% Circulation
1974  10 918 $ 24 0.2% Proof Year Set
1975  30 121 0.16% BU Year Set
1975  44 256 000 $ 0.07 $ 0.16 $ 0.22 $ 0.29 $ 0.38 13% Circulation
1975  23 021 $ 3.50 0.3% Proof Year Set
1976  40 004 0.2% BU Year Set
1976  113 180 000 $ 0.05 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.18 $ 0.24 $ 0.40 $ 0.54 22% Circulation
1976  21 200 $ 8.50 0.4% Proof Year Set
1977  128 010 $ 0.65 0.3% BU Year Set
1977  108 800 000 $ 0.09 $ 0.12 $ 0.22 $ 0.23 $ 0.46 $ 0.56 $ 0.91 19% Circulation
1977  55 006 $ 4.20 0.5% Proof Year Set
1978  70 006 0.3% BU Year Set
1978  25 210 000 $ 0.03 $ 0.18 $ 0.33 $ 0.41 $ 0.67 7% Circulation
1978  38 519 0.3% Proof Year Set
1979  70 006 0.2% BU Year Set
1979  44 533 000 $ 0.13 $ 0.26 $ 0.26 $ 0.26 $ 1.10 13% Circulation
1979  36 006 0.2% Proof Year Set
1980  100 000 $ 1.60 0.3% BU Year Set
1980  115 042 000 $ 0.07 $ 0.07 $ 0.10 $ 0.29 $ 0.29 $ 0.38 $ 0.99 20% Circulation
1980  68 000 0.5% Proof Year Set
1981  120 000 $ 2.40 0.3% BU Year Set
1981  112 264 000 $ 0.04 $ 0.10 $ 0.11 $ 0.21 $ 0.21 $ 0.21 $ 0.67 24% Circulation Canberra & Llantrisant Mint
1981  50 000 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.21 $ 0.35 $ 0.70 3% Circulation Royal Canadian Mint
1981  86 100 0.5% Proof Year Set
1982  195 950 $ 1.70 0.4% BU Year Set
1982  139 468 000 $ 0.09 $ 0.09 $ 0.11 $ 0.24 $ 0.30 $ 0.37 $ 1.30 23% Circulation
1982  100 000 0.6% Proof Year Set
1983  155 700 0.3% BU Year Set
1983  131 568 000 $ 0.05 $ 0.21 $ 0.21 $ 0.21 $ 0.21 $ 0.21 $ 0.98 21% Circulation
1983  80 000 0.5% Proof Year Set
1984  150 014 $ 1.20 0.5% BU Year Set
1984  43 436 000 $ 0.05 $ 0.22 $ 0.49 $ 0.63 $ 1.20 10% Circulation; two types, see comments
1984  61 000 0.4% Proof Year Set

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