Australian Coins

Queen Elizabeth II has appeared on the obverse of all Australian coins since 1953.

The Australian One Pound note featured Queen Elizabeth II from 1953 until their last printing prior to the introduction of decimal currency.

All years of issue of the Australian One Dollar note featured Queen Elizabeth II until the final issue in 1982.

With the exception of the 2001 Centenary of Federation Five Dollar note, all Australian polymer Five Dollar notes have featured Queen Elizabeth II from 1992 to present.

The Reserve Bank of Australia advises that the thickness of 1,000 Australian One Hundred Dollar polymer banknotes is 140.8 mm plus or minus 5%.

Therefore 100 One Hundred Dollar polymer banknotes would be 14.08 mm plus or minus 5%.

The 5% allowance is for wear and tear on circulating banknotes.

An Australian 50-cent coin weighs 15.55 grams.

Australia's banknotes are printed by Note Printing Australia a wholly owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of Australia. Note Printing Australia Limited either has or does print polymer banknotes for a number of countries including Bangladesh, Brunei, Chile, Indonesia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Romania, Western Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.

The round Australian 50 cent coin was only ever issued once, in 1966. Three of these 50 cent coins contained one ounce of silver and, as the price of silver increased, the silver content was worth much more than the face value of the coin. The round 50 cent coin at 31.5 mm was also considered to be too similar in size to the 20 cent coin at 28.52 mm. The replacement 12 sided (dodecahedronal) 50 cent coin first issued in 1969 is still 31.5 mm, but its distinctive shape makes it stand out in appearance and feel from other Australian coins.

Prior to 1910, Australia was using the British currency.

One Hundred Pounds GBP in 1890 had the purchasing power of about $13,050 AUD today.

NOTE - This historical conversion is the result of many calculations and considerations for which I cannot take credit. The resulting answer should only be regarded as an approximation.

Five Hundred Pounds GBP in 1950 had the purchasing power of about £11,475.03 GBP or $20,272.78 AUD today.

Between $25 and $318. In the future please add a condition of the coin so I can value it more precisely for you.

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The Royal Australian Mint does not make banknotes, only coins.

Banknotes are made by Note Printing Australia, a fully owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Specific banknotes are not printed on a daily basis. The Reserve Bank of Australia determines how many banknotes of any given denomination will be required for a given period and Note Printing Australia prints them. Not all types of banknote are printed in every year, they are only printed on a needs basis.

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They are worth about 6 or 7 dollars the last time I checked. I have a bunch of them. Quarters are worth about 15 dollars. I once had a penny with a nickel stamped on it, I sold it for $80.

Both of these coins are still potentially in circulation.

Unless they are part of a Proof or Uncirculated mint set or are individual Proof or Uncirculated coins and in absolute mint condition, they are worth 50 cents and One Dollar respectively.

Any valuation would depend on the year of the coin and the particular design.

The 1966 Australian 50 cent coins were only issued in bags by the Royal Australian Mint, it was the banks that repackaged them into rolls for businesses. You will probably find the logo of a bank on the wrapper.

A bank roll of 20 coins may represent a unique purchase for a collector or a coin dealer.

An Australian 1966 (round) 80% silver 50 cent coin (QE II)(minted in Canberra), uncirculated and in absolute mint condition could fetch up to $12 AUD.

There were 36.252 million minted.

A reputable coin dealer will be able to give a more accurate valuation.

An Australian 1984 $100 (paper) note, uncirculated and in absolute mint condition could fetch up to $325 AUD if the Serial Number begins with ZAA. A circulated note in good condition might fetch up to $110 AUD. An uncirculated note in mint condition might fetch up to $200 AUD. If there is something unique about it like the first in the series, it might fetch up to $350 AUD. They are no longer in circulation, but unless they are as previously described, they are worth little more than face value. A reputable coin dealer will be able to advise a more accurate quotation. The original paper One Hundred Dollar note released between 1984 and 1992, had Sir Douglas Mawson (Antarctic Explorer) on the front, and John Tebbut (Astronomer) on the back. They were progressively withdrawn from circulation in favour of the polymer notes from 1996.

Generally, YES! It depends on which fair they are from, how old they are, and what condition they are in -- could be less than a dollar or hundreds of dollars. Check out http://www.exonumia.com or http:/www.ebay.com to see if you can find a matching item and see what it sells for.

Nobody will ever know. Being the last issue, they were minted in large quantities, and subsequently, people saved them as a potential valuable coin in time to come.

There were 10 million minted at the Melbourne Mint, and a further 54.5 million minted at the Perth Mint.

Their low value as a collectible coin suggests that there are many of them still left. It will be a very long time before they are regarded as being rare.

Such a coin does not exist.

The first Australian 2 cent coin was issued in 1966.

Australia has never produced a $1,000 note and is not likely to, unless inflation takes off at meteoric rate.

An Australian 1936 bronze Penny (George V), uncirculated and in absolute mint condition could fetch up to $250 AUD. If it has been circulated but still in good condition, it might fetch anything from $0.50 to $40 AUD.

There were 9.89 million minted.

An Australian 1936 bronze Penny (George V)(Proof), uncirculated and in absolute mint condition could fetch up to $60,000 AUD.

A reputable coin dealer will be able to give a more accurate valuation.

An Australian One Dollar note (Knight/Stone - serial CPK-DGH), uncirculated and in absolute mint condition could fetch up to $14 AUD. If it has been circulated but still in good condition, it might fetch anything from $2 to $6 AUD.

A reputable coin dealer will be able to give a more accurate valuation.

Australia ceased to use Pounds, shillings and pence on the 14th of February, 1966, when the decimal currency replaced it. The Five Pound note was replaced with a similar coloured Ten Dollar note. The Five Pound note had a picture of Sir John Franklin on the front and a mural depicting Australian primary production on the back.

ha-pennies (slang for half-pennies) were issued for hundreds of years by several countries in the British empire / commonwealth. Please post a new question with more details including the coin's date and which country issued it. If there's no country shown, it was most likely issued by the UK.

Egypt calls their currency a pound, not a dollar. The foreign exchange symbol is EGP. On January 16, 2008: One Egyptian Pound = 0.183 US Dollar or 0.187 Canadian Dollar One US Dollar = 5.456 Egyptian Pounds One Canadian Dollar = 5.356 Egyptian Pounds