5 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait
© Museum Victoria
Features
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1966-1984 |
| Value | 5 cents 0.05 AUD = 0.034 USD |
| Composition | 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
Arnold Machin O.B.E., R.A. was a British artist, sculptor, coin and stamp designer.Reverse
Short-beaked Echidnas or Spiny Ant Eaters (Tachyglossus aculeatus) and denomination in cents; designer mark below
Lettering:
5
SD
Stuart Leslie Devlin, AO, CMG is a significant contemporary gold and silversmith. Australian-born, he has designed coins for countries around the world, and became especially well known as London-based designer of gold and silver collector's items in the 1970s and 80s.
Edge
Reeded
© Mike Bentley
Comments
Introduced in 1966 at the commencement of Decimal Currency in Australia the Five cent coin was struck in Copper-nickel. This version of the coin with the Arnold Machin 2nd portrait of the Queen ran until 1984 when it was replaced in 1985 with the Raphael D. Makleouf 3rd Portrait. There are varieties of the 1966 coins due to being minted at two different Mints.
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:
The Fine Silver Proof Set of 2006 included a re-issued version of this coin.
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| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 45,384,000 | 0.14 | 0.28 | 1.03 | 2.58 | 1.89 | Circulation Canberra Mint | ||||
| 1966 | 30,000,000 | 0.22 | 0.38 | Circulation London Mint | |||||||
| 1966 | 18,054 | Proof Open Case Year Set | |||||||||
| 1966 | 12 | Proof Sealed Year Set | |||||||||
| 1966 | 77,250 | UNC Carded Year Set | |||||||||
| 1966 | 15,809 | UNC Year Set; Blue wallet | |||||||||
| 1966 | 70 | UNC Year Set; Operation Fastbuck wallet | |||||||||
| 1966 | 12,260 | UNC Year Set; Reserve Bank Coloured Wallets | |||||||||
| 1966 | 520 | UNC Year Set; VIP Presentation Wallet | |||||||||
| 1967 | 62,144,000 | 0.14 | 0.28 | 0.76 | Circulation | ||||||
| 1968 | 67,336,000 | 0.17 | 0.29 | 0.98 | Circulation | ||||||
| 1969 | 38,170,000 | 0.34 | 0.22 | Circulation | |||||||
| 1969 | 13,056 | Proof Year Set | |||||||||
| 1969 | 14,351 | UNC Year Set; Blue Wallet | |||||||||
| 1969 | 16,825 | UNC Year Set; Red Wallet | |||||||||
| 1970 | 46,058,000 | 0.69 | 0.25 | 0.95 | Circulation | ||||||
| 1970 | 15,368 | Proof Year Set | |||||||||
| 1970 | 40,230 | UNC Year Set | |||||||||
| 1971 | 39,516,000 | 0.28 | 0.89 | Circulation | |||||||
| 1971 | 10,066 | Proof Year Set | |||||||||
| 1971 | 28,572 | UNC Year Set | |||||||||
| 1972 | 8,256,000 | 0.44 | Circulation | ||||||||
| 1972 | 10,272 | Proof Year Set | |||||||||
| 1972 | 39,065 | UNC Year Set | |||||||||
| 1973 | 48,816,000 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 0.64 | Circulation | ||||||
| 1973 | 10,090 | Proof Year Set | |||||||||
| 1973 | 30,928 | UNC Year Set | |||||||||
| 1974 | 64,248,000 | 0.37 | 0.28 | Circulation | |||||||
| 1974 | 10,918 | Proof Year Set | |||||||||
| 1974 | 25,475 | UNC Year Set | |||||||||
| 1975 | 44,256,000 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.38 | Circulation | ||||||
| 1975 | 23,021 | Proof year set | |||||||||
| 1975 | 30,121 | UNC Year Set | |||||||||
| 1976 | 113,180,000 | 0.03 | 0.22 | 0.17 | 0.50 | Circulation | |||||
| 1976 | 21,200 | Proof Year Set | |||||||||
| 1976 | 40,004 | UNC Year Set | |||||||||
| 1977 | 108,800,000 | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.49 | Circulation | ||||||
| 1977 | 55,006 | Proof Year Set | |||||||||
| 1977 | 128,010 | UNC Year Set | |||||||||
| 1978 | 25,210,000 | 0.20 | 0.48 | Circulation | |||||||
| 1978 | 38,519 | Proof Year Set | |||||||||
| 1978 | 70,006 | UNC Year Sett | |||||||||
| 1979 | 44,533,000 | 0.14 | 0.48 | Circulation | |||||||
| 1979 | 36,006 | Proof Year Set | |||||||||
| 1979 | 70,006 | UNC Year Set | |||||||||
| 1980 | 115,042,000 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.98 | Circulation | ||||||
| 1980 | 68,000 | Proof year set | |||||||||
| 1980 | 100,000 | UNC Year Set | |||||||||
| 1981 | 61,988,000 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.20 | 0.80 | Circulation Canberra Mint | |||||
| 1981 | 50,000,000 | 0.22 | Circulation Royal Canadian Mint | ||||||||
| 1981 | 50,276,000 | Circulation Royal Mint Llantrisant | |||||||||
| 1981 | 86,100 | Proof Year Set | |||||||||
| 1981 | 120,000 | UNC Year Set | |||||||||
| 1982 | 139,468,000 | 0.12 | 0.28 | 0.39 | Circulation | ||||||
| 1982 | 100,000 | Proof Year Set | |||||||||
| 1982 | 195,950 | UNC Year Set | |||||||||
| 1983 | 131,568,000 | 0.09 | 0.27 | 0.43 | 0.52 | Circulation | |||||
| 1983 | 80,000 | Proof Year Set | |||||||||
| 1983 | 155,700 | UNC Year Set | |||||||||
| 1984 | 43,436,000 | 0.22 | 0.48 | Circulation | |||||||
| 1984 | 61,000 | Proof Year Set | |||||||||
| 1984 | 150,014 | UNC Year Set | |||||||||
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