20 Cents - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait

Features

Issuer	Australia
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1985-2019
Value	20 Cents 0.20 AUD = USD 0.13
Currency	Dollar (1966-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight	11.31 g
Diameter	28.52 mm
Thickness	2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 1703
References	KM# 82, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Schön# 69 Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

3rd portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the King George IV State Diadem

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1989
RDM

Designer: Raphael David Maklouf

Reverse

Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) and the numeral "20"

Script: Latin

Lettering:
20
SD

Designer: Stuart Devlin

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)

Comments

This Copper-nickel 20 cent coin was first released into circulation by the RAM in 1985. This coin has the standard Stuart Devlin Platypus reverse used since 1966 but was updated with the Ralph David Makleouf obverse. The new obverse replaced the previous Arnold Machin obverse. The RDM Obverse was used until 1998 when it was also replaced with the Ian Rank-Broadley obverse.

No circulation coins were issued in 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 & 1995. These years are only available by breaking up a Year Set. RAM records show that (174,000) 1988 & (1,490,000) 1993 coins were issued into circulation but it is thought to be a mistake. Those 2 years can only be found in BU & Proof Sets.

In 2019 a special release was issued to commemorate "Effigies Over Time" The RDM effigy was chosen to be used on the 20 cent coin in the Set which were all dated 2019.

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Date	Mintage	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1985	170 000						1.3%	BU Year Set
1985	2 700 000						4%	Circulation
1985	74 089						1.4%	Proof Year Set
1986	180 000					$ 2.70	3%	BU Year Set
1986	67 000					$ 3.30	1.7%	Proof Year Set
1987	200 000					$ 2.80	3%	BU Year Set
1987	69 684						1.2%	Proof Year Set
1988	10 000						0.04%	BU International Coin Fair Set
1988	240 000						3%	BU Year Set
1988	174 000						1.3%	Circulation (None Found)
1988	3 000						0.04%	Proof International Coin Fair Set
1988	101 518					$ 15	1.8%	Proof Year Set
1989	150 602					$ 1.10	3%	BU Year Set
1989	5 000						0.13%	Proof International Coin Fair Set
1989	67 618						1.2%	Proof Year Set
1990	103 766					$ 4.40	2%	BU Year Set
1990	1 985						0.04%	Proof International Coin Fair Set
1990	51 015						0.8%	Proof Year Set
1991	200						0.04%	BU Singapore Coin Fair Set
1991	147 700					$ 3.10	3%	BU Year Set
1991	1 000						0.04%	Proof Singapore Coin Fair Set
1991	41 490						0.9%	Proof Year Set
1992	118 528					$ 5.20	2.0%	BU Year Set
1992	56 367						1.1%	Proof Year Set
1993	27 000						0.04%	BU Gumnut Baby Set
1993	86 068						1.4%	BU Year Set
1993	1 490 000						0.5%	Circulation (None Found)
1993	40 255						0.6%	Proof Year Set
1994	39 958						0.17%	BU Gumnut Baby Set
1994	91 492					$ 2.00	0.7%	BU Year Set
1994	14 300 000	$ 0.33	$ 0.33	$ 0.33			26%	Circulation
1994	39 004						1.0%	Proof Year Set
1995	36 190						0.13%	BU Gumnut Baby Set
1995	96 079					$ 1.30	1.9%	BU Year Set
1995	6 704						0.04%	Proof Gumnut Baby Set
1995	48 537						0.9%	Proof Year Set
1996	25 727						0.17%	BU Gumnut Baby Set
1996	108 773						0.6%	BU Year Set
1996	20 595 500	$ 0.14	$ 0.32	$ 0.74			31%	Circulation
1996	3 985						0.09%	Proof Gumnut Baby Set
1996	33 350						0.6%	Proof Year Set
1997	27 421						0.04%	BU Gumnut Baby Set
1997	71 022						0.8%	BU Year Set
1997	16 725 000	$ 0.14	$ 0.23	$ 1.10			27%	Circulation
1997	3 617						0.04%	Proof Gumnut Baby Set
1997	32 543						0.8%	Proof Year Set
1998	31 810						0.04%	BU Koala Baby Set
1998	74 108					$ 5.90	0.9%	BU Year Set
1998	28 831 000	$ 0.16	$ 0.24	$ 0.38	$ 0.54		39%	Circulation
1998	5 269						0.2%	Proof Koala Baby Set
1998	32 255						0.9%	Proof Year Set
2019	14 736					$ 3.70	1.9%	BU "Effigies Over Time" Set

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