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one cent

The 1 cent coin was first introduced with decimalisation on 14 February 1966. The original reverse design has not been changed since the introduction.

One cent coins were produced by the Royal Australian Mint, the Royal Mint, Melbourne, the Royal Mint, Perth and the Royal Mint, Llantrisant. Production of 1966-dated 1 cent coins commenced at the Royal Mint, Melbourne in 1964.

The cessation of issue of one and two cent coins was announced by the Treasurer in his Budget Speech of 21 August 1990. The decision was based on the loss of real purchasing power through inflation and the cost of minting of these coins. The accompanying Press Release noted that "..1c and 2c coins will continue to be legal tender: they can still be used to purchase goods and can be deposited with financial institutions in the normal manner." Both coins were withdrawn from circulation commencing in February 1992.

Nominal specifications

composition	97% copper 2.5% zinc 0.5% tin
shape	circular
edge	plain
mass (grams)	2.60
diameter (millimetres)	17.65

Mintage figures

Reverse Design	Year and design details	Production details RAM = Royal Australian Mint RMM=Royal Mint, Melbourne RMP=Royal Mint, Perth RMLL=Royal Mint, Llantrisant
	1966-1990 A representation of a feather tailed glider designed and sculpted by Stuart Devlin.	1966: 146.5 million, RAM 1966: 239 million, RMM 1966: 26.6 million, RMP 1967: 110 million, RMM 1968: 19.9 million, RMM 1969: 87.7 million, RAM 1970: 72.6 million, RAM 1971: 102.5 million, RAM 1972: 82.4 million, RAM 1973: 140.7 million, RAM 1974: 131.7 million, RAM 1975: 134.8 million, RAM 1976: 172.9 million, RAM 1977: 153.4 million, RAM 1978: 97.3 million, RAM 1979: 130.3 million, RAM 1980: 137.9 million, RAM 1981: 183.6 million, RAM 1981: 40.3 million, RMLL 1982: 134.3 million, RAM 1983 : 205.6 million, RAM 1984: 74.7 million, RAM 1985: 45.9 million, RAM
No 1 cents were produced in 1986
		1987: 127 million, RAM 1988: 108.4 million, RAM 1989: 168.4 million, RAM 1990: 133.3 million, RAM

Notes for using these tables: These are final mintages where the numbers have been published in an Annual Report and all coins have been issued. Items marked not available will be updated when they pass the Annual Report and issue test.