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Encyclopedia > Australian 1 cent coin
1 Cent Piece (Australia)
Value: 0.01 AUD
Mass: 2.59 g
Diameter: 17.53 mm
Thickness:  mm
Edge:
Composition: 97% copper
2.5% zinc
0.5% tin
Years of Minting: 1966–1991 and 2006
Catalog Number:
Obverse
Obverse
Design: Queen Elizabeth II, Australia's Queen
Designer:
Design Date: 1966
Reverse
Reverse
Design: Feathertail Glider
Designer: Stuart Devlin
Design Date: 1966

The Australian 1 cent coin was the lowest-valued Australian circulation coin until it was withdrawn from circulation in 1992. ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 3. ... BIC pen cap, about 1 gram. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter), symbol mm is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance metallic pinkish red Atomic mass 63. ... General Name, Symbol, Number zinc, Zn, 30 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 4, d Appearance bluish pale gray Atomic mass 65. ... General Name, Symbol, Number tin, Sn, 50 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 5, p Appearance silvery lustrous gray Atomic mass 118. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, in 1952 and 2002 The title Queen of Australia has existed since 1973, when the Parliament of Australia passed the Royal Style and Titles Act (1973). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Binomial name Acrobates pygmaeus (Shaw, 1793) The Feathertail Glider (Acrobates pygmaeus) is the worlds smallest gliding mammal. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Image File history File links Australian-1-cent-coin-both-sides. ...


The 1 cent coins were then melted down to make bronze medals for the 2000 Summer Olympics. A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions) such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...


The reverse side of the 1 cent coin featured the image of a Feathertail Glider. Binomial name Acrobates pygmaeus (Shaw, 1793) The Feathertail Glider (Acrobates pygmaeus) is the worlds smallest gliding mammal. ...


Reference

  • Prospect Stamps and Coins
Preceded by
Denomination Created
One Cent (Australian)
1966–1991
Succeeded by
Denomination Abolished




 
 

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