answersLogoWhite

0

Decimal Currency commenced in Australia on the 14th of February, 1966, the day the 1 cent coin became the basic unit of our currency. The coins were actually minted in 1965 in the Melbourne, Perth and Sydney Mints.

Coins minted for the release of Australia's decimal currency included the 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cent coins.

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Why did they stop making 20 cent coins?

"They" have not stopped making 20 cent coins.


What year did people start making pennies?

The U.S. started making 1 cent coins in 1793. However, the first pennies (i.e. the coins that are really called pennies, not nicknamed) were minted in England as far back as the 8th century AD.


What year did people start making nickels?

The first US nickels (5-cent coins) were minted in 1866. The first Canadian nickels were minted in 1922.


When did the US Mint stop making five cent coins from nickel?

1867


How many ten cent coins are equal in value to two fifty cent coins?

10 coins= 2 fifty cent coins.


What 18 coins equals 75 cent?

75 cents can be made from 5 ten-cent coins, 3 five-cent coins, and 10 one-cent coins.


What two Australian coins making a total of 15 cents one is not a 5 cent piece please remember that what are the two coins?

One is not a 5 cent coin, but the other one is.


A coin used in Germany now?

Germany uses coins that are based on the euro. There are two euro coins, one euro coins, 50 cent euros, 20 cent, 10 cent, 5 cent, and 1 cent euro coins.


What 7 coins are worth 50 cents?

Four 5 cent coins and three 10 cent coins.


Why were the Australian one and two cent coins made of copper?

Copper was a relatively cheap metal to make low denomination coins from, but due to inflation and the rising price of copper, it became less economical to continue making one and two cent coins.


When did they start making 50 cent pieces?

See below


How many coins in an Australian dollar?

There are 100 cents in the Australian Dollar. That can constitute - 20 x 5 cent coins. 10 x 10 cent coins. 5 x 20 cent coins. 2 x 50 cent coins. 1 x 1 Dollar coin. The 1 and 2 cent coins are no longer in circulation.