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Is the platypus represented on any Australian coins and if so which one?
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∙ 10y ago
Yes. The platypus is on the Australian 20c coin. The image was designed and sculpted by Stuart Devlin. See the related link below for a picture.
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Is the platypus an Australian animal?
Yes. The platypus is endemic to Australia, meaning it is not found in any other country.
What is the value of 1954 Australian currency?
If you refer to the collector value of 1954 Australian coins, not much. Any value would be dependent on the condition of the coins.
How many Australian coins are a silver colour?
Silvery coloured Australian coins in general circulation are the 5, 10, 20 and 50 cent coins. Their composition is 75% copper and 25% nickel. There is no silver in any circulating Australian coin.
What are Australian silver coins made of?
Australian silver coins (5, 10, 20 and 50 cent) are composed of 75% copper and 25% nickel. There is no silver in any circulating Australian coin.
What font is used on Australian Coins?
The Royal Australian Mint (RAM) uses a variety of "fonts" on Australian coins, but the information is confidential so as not to make it any easier for counterfeiters.
What do you do with a pile of one and two Australian cent coins you have?
Although the Australian one and two cents coins were withdrawn in 1992, they are still considered to be legal tender. Any Australian bank should accept them as a deposit into your account or, exchange them for coins of an equivalent value.
What year was Australian money invented?
The first exclusively Australian coins were issued for circulation in 1910. Any coins circulated in Australia prior to 1910 were British coins. Occasionally there were coins from other countries suitably restruck for circulation in Australia.
What is the value of a 2005 Australian Sovereign?
Australia does not produce any Sovereign coins.
What is the value of a 1987 Australian Gold eagle Coins?
I cannot find any reference to an Australian gold coin from any year with an eagle on it. Do you have any further information?
Are Australian coins in the 1970's made from silver?
From 1967 onwards, no general circulation Australian coin has contained any silver, or any other precious metal at all. Since 1967, all Australian "silver" coins are made from a 75% copper and 25% nickel alloy.
Is the Australian dollar real gold?
No. There is no precious metal in any Australian general circulation coin. The Australian One and Two Dollar coins are made from an aluminium-bronze alloy.
How much gold is in an Australian gold coin?
If you refer to the Australian One and Two Dollar general circulation coins, there is no gold in them, they are made from 92% copper, 6% aluminium, 2% nickel giving them a gold appearance. There are no precious metals in any Australian general circulation coins. Australian non-circulating gold coins which are released annually for investors and collectors, contain 99.99% gold.
