5 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait

Features

Country	Australia
Type	Common coin
Years	1966-1984
Value	5 cents 0.05 AUD = 0.037 USD
Metal	Copper-nickel
Weight	2.83 g
Diameter	19.4 mm
Thickness	1.3 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
References	KM# 64, Schön# 51 Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Weltmünzkatalog by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag)

Obverse

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

Lettering: ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1966

Engraver: Arnold Machin

Reverse

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

Lettering:
5
SD

Engraver: Stuart Devlin

Edge

Reeded

Comments

NOTE: 1966 varieties:
5 cents 1966 Canberra Mint (left picture) with a short spine on the right shoulder of the echidna.
5 cents 1966 London Mint (right picture) with a much larger spine there:

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Year	Mintage	F	VF	XF
1966	45,427,000		0.30	1.60	Canberra Mint
1966	30,000,000				London Mint
1966	18,000				Proof year set
1966					Uncirculated year set
1967	62,144,000	0.17	0.30
1968	67,336,000	0.20	0.29
1969	38,170,000		0.61
1969	13,000				Proof year set
1969					Uncirculated year set
1970	46,058,000		0.13
1970	15,000				Proof year set
1970					Uncirculated year set
1971	39,516,000		0.48	0.65
1971	10,000				Proof year set
1971					Uncirculated year set
1972	8,256,000
1972	10,000				Proof year set
1972					Uncirculated year set
1973	48,816,000		0.12
1973	10,000				Proof year set
1973					Uncirculated year set
1974	64,248,000		0.41
1974	11,000				Proof year set
1974					Uncirculated year set
1975	44,256,000		0.17
1975	23,000				Proof year set
1975					Uncirculated year set
1976	113,180,000		0.17
1976	21,000				Proof year set
1976					Uncirculated year set
1977	108,800,000		0.50
1977	55,000				Proof year set
1977					Uncirculated year set
1978	25,210,000
1978	39,000				Proof year set
1978					Uncirculated year set
1979	44,533,000
1979	36,000				Proof year set
1979					Uncirculated year set
1980	115,042,000		0.47
1980	68,000				Proof year set
1980					Uncirculated year set
1981	62,000,000			0.20	Canberra Mint
1981	86,000				Proof year set
1981	50,000,000				Royal Canadian Mint
1981	50,300,000				Royal Mint Llantrisant
1981					Uncirculated year set
1982	139,468,000		0.29	0.35
1982	100,000				Proof year set
1982					Uncirculated year set
1983	131,568,000		0.29
1983	80,000				Proof year set
1983					Uncirculated year set
1984	35,436,000			0.65
1984	61,000				Proof year set
1984					Uncirculated year set

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