5 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - 50th Anniversary of Decimal Currency

Features

Issuer	Australia
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Year	2016
Value	5 Cents 0.05 AUD = USD 0.032
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# 79168

Commemorative issue

50th Anniversary of Decimal Currency

Obverse

Small version of the 4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara,
Reproduction of 1953-1964 1 Penny Coin with Kangaroo

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2016
FIFTY YEARS
AUSTRALIA

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Short beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)

Script: Latin

Lettering:
5
SD

Designer: Stuart Devlin

Edge

Reeded

Mint

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

Comments

This coin was released into circulation by the RAM to commemorate the Changeover 50 years ago in 1966 to decimal currency in Australia.

The Reverse of the coin is the same as a standard definitive 5 Cent coin. The Obverse of the coin has a miniature Ian Rank-Broadly Queens Head and a representation of an Australian Penny coin as issued between 1953 to 1964. This coin was released into circulation in 2016 alongside the normal definitive version.

This was the UNC Mint Set.

The RAM issued a "Push in Folder" for collectors to keep all six of the "Changeover" circulating coins:

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Date	Mintage	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
2016	1 250					2.0%	BU Set - World Money Fair
2016	63 571				$ 4.00	10%	BU Year Set
2016	4 798 000	$ 0.16	$ 0.63	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	87%	Circulating
2016	200 000					0.9%	Circulating - Mint Roll (5,000 Rolls)
2016						4%	Circulating - Sealed Mint Bag
2016	20 852				$ 1.70	5%	Proof Year Set

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