NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Twenty cent coin (Australian)

The 20 cent coin of the Australian decimal currency system was issued with conversion to decimal currency on 14 February 1966. ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 4% (Australia only) Source Reserve Bank of Australia, June 2006 Pegged by Tuvaluan dollar at par Superunit 1000 grand Subunit 1/100 cent Symbol $ or AUD cent Â¢ Coins Â¢5, Â¢10, Â¢20... 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 nickel, Ni, 28 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 10, 4, d Appearance lustrous, metallic Atomic mass 58. ... 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). ... Ian Rank-Broadley (born 1952) is a British sculptor who has produced many acclaimed works, among which are several designs for British coinage. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Oz20cent. ... Binomial name Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Shaw, 1799) Platypus range (indicated by darker shading)[2] The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a semi-aquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia and Tasmania. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Decimal currency is the term used to describe any currency for which the ratio between the basic unit of currency and its sub-unit is a power of 10. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

Three different obverses have so far been used; 1966 to 1984 the head of Queen Elizabeth II by Arnold Machin; between 1985 and 1998 the head by Raphael Maklouf; and since 1999 the head by Ian Rank-Broadley. Inscription of AUSTRALIA on the right hand side and ELIZABETH II on the left hand side. Binomial name Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Shaw, 1799) Platypus range (indicated by darker shading)[2] The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a semi-aquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia and Tasmania. ... The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, and social equity. ... The federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia formed a federation. ... A coin is usually a piece of hard material, generally metal, usually in the shape of a disc, and most often issued by a government, to be used as a form of money in transactions. ... Sir Donald George Bradman, AC (August 27, 1908 â€” February 25, 2001), often called The Don, was an Australian cricketer who is universally regarded as the greatest batsman of all time,[1] and is one of Australias most popular sporting heroes. ... One Brick volunteers help at a soup kitchen. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... Arnold Machin (30 September 1911 _ 9 March 1999) was a British artist, sculptor, coin and stamp designer. ... Raphael Maklouf (born 10 December 1937) is a sculptor, best known for designing the effigy of Queen Elizabeth used on Commonwealth coinage from 1985 to 1997. ... Ian Rank-Broadley (born 1952) is a British sculptor who has produced many acclaimed works, among which are several designs for British coinage. ...

For the Broadley head there are 3 issues: 1999 with thicker lettering, 2000-2003 slightly reduced lettering by 0.01 mm, 2004 reduced head all around by 2 mm and A's with flat top and thicker lettering, 2005 a reversion to 2000 series.

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Australian coins refers to the coins which are or were in use as Australian currency. ...

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Categories: 1966 introductions | Australian coins ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 4% (Australia only) Source Reserve Bank of Australia, June 2006 Pegged by Tuvaluan dollar at par Superunit 1000 grand Subunit 1/100 cent Symbol $ or AUD cent Â¢ Coins Â¢5, Â¢10, Â¢20... Reserve Bank of Australia in Martin Place, Sydney The Reserve Bank of Australia came into being on the 14th January 1960 to operate as Australias central bank and banknote issuing authority. ... The Royal Australian Mint is situated in the Australian federal capital city of Canberra, in the suburb of Deakin. ... The Australian 1 cent coin was the lowest-valued Australian circulation coin until it was withdrawn from circulation in 1992. ... The Australian 2 cent coin was the second least valued coin until it was withdrawn from circulation in 1992). ... The Australian 5 cent coin was first minted in 1966 with an initial mintage of 75. ... The Australian 10 cent coin is the second least valued coin in circulation and also the second most produced coin. ... The round fifty cent coin was made of 80% silver and 20% copper, but as the value of a free-floating silver price became higher, the coins bullion value became more valuable than their face value and so were withdrawn from circulation. ... The twelve-sided Australian 50 cent piece is the largest Australian coin currently issued and second largest after the Crown of 1937-38. ... The Australian 1 dollar coin was first issued in 1984 to replace the 1 dollar note then in circulation, this coin seems to be the most circulated denomination in Australia. ... The Australian 2 dollar coin was issued to replace the Two dollar note in 1988, the image of the Aboriginal Elder, One pound Jimmy by Artist Ainslie Roberts with the Southern Cross and grass tree (Xanthorrhoea). ... Obverse of $1 note Reverse of $1 note The $1 note was introduced in 1966 to replace the 10 Shilling note due to Decimalisation. ... Obverse of $2 note Reverse of $2 note The $2 note was introduced in 1966 to replace the One pound note due to Decimalisation. ... The Australian five dollar banknote was issued one year after the currency was changed from the Australian pound to the Australian dollar on 14 February 1966. ... Banjo Paterson Mary Gilmore Commemorative $10 1988 Francis Greenway Henry Lawson The Australian ten dollar banknote was issued when the currency was changed from the Australian pound to the Australian dollar on the 14 February 1966, it replaced the Â£5 note which had the same blue colouration. ... Obverse with Mery Reibey Reverse with John Flynn Obverse with Charles Kingsford Smith. ... The front of the current fifty dollar note. ... Nellie Melba John Monash Douglas Mawson John Tebbutt The Australian one hundred dollar banknote was issued due to inflation in the year 1984. ... ISO 4217 Code GBP User(s) United Kingdom Inflation 2. ... The Australian pound was Australias currency from 1910 to 1966. ... An Australian five shilling note Five shilling notes were first proposed in 1916, when the value of silver was estimated to become too expensive to use for making coins due to a possible decrease in Australias supply of silver. ... Ten Shilling note Australian currency ...

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