Money of Australia

The 1 cent coin is no longer in circulation. Introduced in 14 February 1966 and was withdrawn from circulation in 1992. The discontinuation meant that pricing was round off to the nearest 5c. So a common marketing sale sign for instance $9.99 was no longer used and to the same effect the marketing signs advertising sales now commonly display $9.95

• Value: 0.01 AUD
• Mass 2.60 g
• Diameter 17.65 mm
• Edge Plain
• Composition
  • 97% copper
  • 2.5% zinc
  • 0.5% tin

The 2 cent is no longer in circulation, introduced in 1966 and was withdrawn from circulation in 1992. The discontinuation meant that pricing was round off to the nearest 5c.

• Value: 0.02 AUD
• Mass: 5.20 g
• Diameter: 21.59 mm
• Thickness: 1.4 mm mm
• Edge: Plain
• Composition:
  • 97% copper
  • 2.5% zinc
  • 0.5% tin

The 5 cent coin is the lowest-denomination circulating coin of the decimal Australian dollar introduced in 14 February 1966. It has been the lowest-denomination coin in general circulation since the withdrawal of the one-cent and two-cent coins in 1992. The 5c coin is close to being discontinued.

• Value: 0.05 AUD
• Mass: 2.83 g
• Diameter: 19.41 m
• Thickness: 1.30 mm
• Edge: Reeded
• Composition:
  • 75% Copper,
  • 25% Nickel
• Years of minting: 1966–present

The 10c coin is a coin of the decimal Australian dollar. Introduced in 14 February 1966 to current.

• Value: 0.10 AUD
• Mass: 5.65 g
• Diameter: 23.60 mm
• Thickness: 2.00 mm
• Edge: milled
• Composition:
  • 75% Copper
  • 25% Nickel
• Years of minting: 1966–present

The 20c coin is a coin of the decimal Australian dollar. Introduced on 14 February 1966 to current.

• Value: 0.2 AUD
• Mass: 11.3 g
• Diameter: 28.65 mm
• Thickness: 2.50 mm
• Edge: milled
• Composition:
  • 75% Copper
  • 25% Nickel
• Years of minting: 1966–present

The 50c coin is a coin of the decimal Australian dollar. Introduced on 14 February 1966 to current.

• Value: 0.50 AUD
• Mass: 15.55 g
• Diameter: 31.65 (across flats]) mm
• Thickness: 2.80 mm (maximum)
• Edge: Plain
• Shape: Dodecagonal
• Composition:
  • 75% Copper
  • 25% Nickel
• Years of minting
  • 1969–present

The $1 coin is a coin of the decimal Australian dollar. It was not introduced in 1966 as with the other decimal coins, instead was first issued on 14 May 1984 to replace the one-dollar note which was then in circulation. The coin was well accepted and viewed as more handy than the note.

• Value: 1.00 AUD
• Mass: 9.00 g
• Diameter: 25.00 mm
• Thickness: 3.00 mm
• Edge: Interrupted milled 0.25 mm 77 notches
• Composition:
  • 92% Copper
  • 6% Aluminium
  • 2% Nickel
• Years of minting: 1984–present

The $2 coin is the highest-denomination coin of the Australian dollar. It was first issued on 20 June 1988, it replaced the Australian two-dollar note due to having a longer circulatory life. The $2 dollar coin was well accepted and there was even rumour of a $5 coin. The criticism of the coin was that it was too small in diameter and could easily be lost.

• Value: 2.00 AUD
• Mass: 6.60 g
• Diameter: 20.50 mm
• Thickness: 2.80 mm
• Edge: interrupted milled - 20 notches
• Composition
  • 92% Copper
  • 6% Aluminium
  • 2% Nickel
• Years of minting: 1988–present

The Australian five-dollar note was first issued on 29 May 1967, fifteen months after the currency was changed from the Australian pound to the Australian dollar on 14 February 1966. A criticism with the modern versions is that the colours give the appearance of board game money, the feel of the paper is a piece of plastic, it has no odour associated with money and the artwork is cartoon like as if the Simpsons or Disney were contracted to do the artwork. The security features also take away from the authenticity of what is generally associated with money with clear plastic running clear through the note. The currency is effectively worthless and the security features are seen as a mentally ill government gone mad.

• Value: 5 Australian dollars
• Width: 130 mm
• Height: 69 mm
• Security features: Window, Shadow image
• Material used: Polymer

The Australian ten-dollar note was first issued 14 February 1966. There have been four different issues of this denomination, a paper banknote, a hi polymer note, the 1993-2017 polymer note, and from September 2017 a polymer note featuring a transparent window. There are criticisms of the polymer notes, notably the current artwork is cartoon like, and they are too colourful, they are devoid of all the attributes associated with money such as feel, odour and artwork.

• Value: 10 Australian dollars
• Width: 137 mm
• Height: 65cfs mm
• Security features: Window, Watermark
• Material used: Polymer
• Years of printing: 1993–94, 1996–98, 2002–03, 2006–2008, 2012–2013, 2015, 2017

The Australian twenty-dollar note was issued on 14 February 1966.

• Value: 20 Australian dollars
• Width: 144 mm
• Height: 65 mm
• Security features: Window, Watermark
• Material used: Polymer

The Australian fifty-dollar note is an Australian banknote with a face value of fifty Australian dollars (A$50). It is currently a polymer banknote, featuring portraits of David Unaipon and Edith Cowan. There was no fifty-dollar note released as part of the initial rollout of decimal currency in 1966, but inflation necessitated its introduction seven years later in 1973.

• Value: $50 Australian dollars
• Security features: Window, Watermark
• Material used: Polymer
• Years of printing: 1995–99, 2003–14, 2016, 2018

The Australian one hundred-dollar note was first issued in 1984 as a paper note. There have been two different issues of this denomination: initially a very light turquoise-blue paper note, and from May 1996, a green polymer note.

• Value: 100 Australian dollars
• Width 158 mm
• Height 65 mm
• Security features: Clear window with embossing, micro printing, slightly raised printing, hold the note towards light and the Australian coat of arms plus a seven pointed star will appear, ultraviolet, Unic serial number and different fonts, watermark
• Material used: Polymer
• Years of printing: 1996, 1998–99, 2008, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2017