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The short answer is 1966.
Australias last "silver" predecimal coins contained 50% silver. The last of these coins were minted in 1963 and 1964 and were withdrawn soon after decimalisation in February 1966.
The only Australian decimal general circulation to ever contain silver, was the 1966 (round) 50 cent coin which had an 80% silver content.
Due to the soaring price of silver a short time later, and with the benefit of the wisdom of hindsight, this was a terrible blunder since the silver content of the coin was worth much more than 50 cents, and these coins were withdrawn very quickly.
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∙ 15y agoPrior to Decimal Currency being introduced in 1966, all Australian silver coins had at least a 50% silver content. After the introduction of Decimal Currency, the only general circulation coin to have any silver at all was the 1966 Fifty cent coin which had an 80% silver content. Due to the increasing price of silver, the next Fifty cent coin to be minted in 1969, was the same as all other silver coins, 75% copper and 25% nickel.
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