Issuer |
Australia
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Queen |
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
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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, ![]() And 5 more volumes. ![]() And 2 more volumes. |
2nd portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1966
Short-beaked Echidnas or Spiny Ant Eaters (Tachyglossus aculeatus) and denomination in cents; designer mark below
Script: Latin
Lettering:
5
SD
Reeded
© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)
Royal Canadian Mint, Winnipeg, Canada | |
Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date) | |
Larger spine on the right shoulder of the echidna (1966 only) | Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975) |
Short spine on the right shoulder of the echidna (1966 only) | Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date) |
Introduced in 1966 at the commencement of decimal currency in Australia, the five-cent coin was struck with copper-nickel. This coin with the portrait of the Queen was replaced in 1985 with Raphael D. Makleouf's 3rd Portrait. There are varieties of the 1966 coins due to being minted at two different Mints.
Canberra: Left Photo
London: Right Photo
5 cents 1966 London Mint (right picture) with a much larger spine there:
1981 mints
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 | ||||
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Undetermined | |||||||||||||
1966 | 77 250 | $ 3.80 | 0.2% | BU Year Set; Carded | |||||||||
1966 | 45 384 000 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.25 | $ 0.91 | $ 1.70 | $ 1.70 | 19% | Circulation Canberra Mint | |||
1966 | 30 000 000 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.30 | $ 0.34 | $ 0.46 | 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 | 0.02% | UNC Year Set; Blue wallet | ||||||||||
1966 | 70 | 0.01% | UNC Year Set; Operation Fastbuck wallet | ||||||||||
1966 | 12 260 | 0.04% | UNC Year Set; Reserve Bank Coloured Wallets | ||||||||||
1966 | 520 | 0.01% | UNC Year Set; VIP Presentation Wallet | ||||||||||
1967 | 62 144 000 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.54 | $ 1.40 | $ 1.40 | 18% | Circulation | |||
1968 | 67 336 000 | $ 0.07 | $ 0.07 | $ 0.16 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.90 | $ 0.97 | $ 1.30 | 18% | Circulation | |||
1969 | 38 170 000 | $ 0.07 | $ 0.07 | $ 0.30 | $ 0.30 | 12% | Circulation | ||||||
1969 | 13 056 | 0.3% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||||
1969 | 14 351 | 0.12% | UNC Year Set; Blue Wallet | ||||||||||
1969 | 16 825 | 0.07% | UNC Year Set; Red Wallet | ||||||||||
1970 | 40 230 | 0.2% | BU Year Set | ||||||||||
1970 | 46 058 000 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.54 | 14% | Circulation | |||||
1970 | 15 368 | 0.3% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||||
1971 | 28 572 | 0.11% | BU Year Set | ||||||||||
1971 | 39 516 000 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.49 | $ 0.49 | $ 0.49 | 12% | Circulation | ||||
1971 | 10 066 | 0.15% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||||
1972 | 39 065 | 0.11% | BU Year Set | ||||||||||
1972 | 8 256 000 | $ 0.27 | $ 3.50 | 4% | Circulation; two types see comments | ||||||||
1972 | 10 272 | 0.08% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||||
1973 | 30 928 | 0.07% | BU Year Set | ||||||||||
1973 | 48 816 000 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.42 | $ 0.42 | 13% | Circulation | ||||
1973 | 10 090 | 0.11% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||||
1974 | 25 475 | 0.10% | BU Year Set | ||||||||||
1974 | 64 248 000 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.38 | $ 0.50 | $ 2.70 | 15% | Circulation | ||||
1974 | 10 918 | 0.2% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||||
1975 | 30 121 | 0.13% | BU Year Set | ||||||||||
1975 | 44 256 000 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.18 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.32 | $ 0.38 | 13% | Circulation | |||||
1975 | 23 021 | 0.3% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||||
1976 | 40 004 | 0.2% | BU Year Set | ||||||||||
1976 | 113 180 000 | $ 0.04 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.40 | $ 0.54 | 22% | Circulation | |||
1976 | 21 200 | 0.4% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||||
1977 | 128 010 | $ 0.64 | 0.3% | BU Year Set | |||||||||
1977 | 108 800 000 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.47 | $ 0.51 | $ 0.69 | 20% | Circulation | |||
1977 | 55 006 | $ 4.00 | 0.5% | Proof Year Set | |||||||||
1978 | 70 006 | 0.2% | BU Year Set | ||||||||||
1978 | 25 210 000 | $ 0.03 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.33 | $ 0.38 | $ 0.66 | 7% | Circulation | |||||
1978 | 38 519 | 0.3% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||||
1979 | 70 006 | 0.17% | BU Year Set | ||||||||||
1979 | 44 533 000 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.18 | $ 0.47 | $ 0.47 | $ 1.10 | 13% | Circulation | |||||
1979 | 36 006 | 0.19% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||||
1980 | 100 000 | $ 1.40 | 0.3% | BU Year Set | |||||||||
1980 | 115 042 000 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.38 | $ 1.00 | 20% | Circulation | |||
1980 | 68 000 | 0.5% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||||
1981 | 120 000 | $ 2.30 | 0.3% | BU Year Set | |||||||||
1981 | 61 988 000 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.70 | 23% | Circulation Canberra Mint | |||
1981 | 50 000 000 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.37 | $ 0.70 | 3% | Circulation Royal Canadian Mint | ||||||
1981 | 50 276 000 | $ 0.44 | 1.8% | Circulation Royal Mint Llantrisant | |||||||||
1981 | 86 100 | 0.5% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||||
1982 | 195 950 | 0.4% | BU Year Set | ||||||||||
1982 | 139 468 000 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.25 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.29 | $ 1.30 | 23% | Circulation | |||
1982 | 100 000 | 0.5% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||||
1983 | 155 700 | 0.3% | BU Year Set | ||||||||||
1983 | 131 568 000 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 1.10 | 21% | Circulation | |||
1983 | 80 000 | 0.5% | Proof Year Set | ||||||||||
1984 | 150 014 | 0.5% | BU Year Set | ||||||||||
1984 | 43 436 000 | $ 0.05 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.47 | $ 0.59 | $ 1.20 | 10% | Circulation; two types, see comments | |||||
1984 | 61 000 | 0.3% | Proof Year Set |
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