The two general circulation Australian Coins that have a gold coloured appearance are the One and Two Dollar coins.
They are both made from 92% copper, 6% aluminum and 2% nickel.
Non-circulating Australian gold coins are usually made from 22 carat gold. These are a specially minted coin for serious collectors and investors and are priced in accordance with the current rate for gold.
No country with responsible financial management could afford to circulate coins made from gold.
There are no Australian coins in circulation with any silver content.
The only Australian decimal coin to contain any silver was the round 1966 50 cent coin which was withdrawn from circulation in 1967 because the value of the silver in the coin was worth more than the coin.
Predecimal Australian silver coins from 1910 to 1945 were made from sterling silver and predecimal Australian silver coins from 1946 to 1963 were made from 50% silver.
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See the link to the Royal Australian Mint below.
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.
The withdrawn Australian 1 and 2 cent coins were melted down to make the Bronze medals for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
The Australian coins, the Australian anthem and the Australian notes.
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Australia puts famous or historically significant Australian identities or scenes on its banknotes, and distinctive or definitive Australian animals on the reverse of most coins to make the coins and banknotes identifiably and uniquely Australian. There does not seem to be much point to featuring US Presidents, Brazilian animals, Russian statues or Chinese emblems on Australian coins and banknotes, since it would all become very confusing.
The original Australian decimal coins were designed by Stuart Devlin and mostly produced by the Royal Australian Mint Canberra.
The Royal Australian Mint (RAM) has the production capacity to produce 2 million coins per day. The Royal Australian Mint also produces coins for a number of other countries in addition to bullion coins, medals, medallions and other privately commissioned articles.
5*20 cents (Australian) make a dollar. In US and Canadian coins, a 50 cent piece, a quarter, two dimes, and a nickel also make a dollar.
Coins returned to the Royal Australian Mint (RAM) because they are worn, damaged or mutilated, or coins that were minted surplus to requirements, are melted down and recycled into new coins if possible or applicable. The RAM does not deal directly with the public. Worn, damaged or mutilated coins should be deposited with a bank. The Bank will then make the necessary arrangements to get the coins back to the mint and out of circulation. Coins that are so badly mutilated or damaged that they cannot be identified will not be accepted.
Australian coins have not changed since last year. General circulation coins are - 5, 10, 20 and 50 cents, and $1 and $2 coins.
There are many places online that one can buy Australian coins as well as many local stores that one can visit. One of the most popular places that one can buy Australian coins is the Australian website perthmint.
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