This is not an independant currency but is peges at 1:1 ratio to the Australian dollar. Coins were issued in 1979 alongside Australian coins and banknotes The Australian dollar, AUD or A$, is the official currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including the Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Australian coins refers to the coins which are or were in use as Australian currency. ...