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five cents

The 5 cent coin was first introduced with decimalisation on 14 February 1966. The original reverse design has not been changed since the introduction.

All of the first issue of 5 cent coins in 1966 was produced at the Royal Mint, London. Since the first production from London, 5 cent coins have been produced by the Royal Australian Mint, the Royal Mint, Llantrisant and the Royal Canadian Mint.

Nominal specifications

composition	75% copper 25% nickel
shape	circular
edge	milled
mass (grams)	2.83
diameter (millimetres)	19.41

Mintage figures

Reverse Design	Year and design details	Production details RAM = Royal Australian Mint RCM = Royal Canadian Mint RML = Royal Mint, London RMLL=Royal Mint, Llantrisant
	1966-present An impression of an echidna designed and sculpted by Stuart Devlin.	1966: 30 million, RML 1966: 45.4 million, RAM 1967: 62.1 million, RAM 1968: 67.3 million, RAM 1969: 38.2 million, RAM 1970: 46.1 million, RAM 1971: 39.5 million, RAM 1972: 8.3 million, RAM 1973: 48.8 million, RAM 1974: 64.2 million, RAM 1975: 44.3 million, RAM 1976: 113.2 million, RAM 1977: 108.8 million, RAM 1978: 25.2 million, RAM 1979: 44.5 million, RAM 1980: 115 million, RAM 1981: 62 million, RAM 1981: 50 million, RCM 1981:50.3 million, RMLL 1982: 139.5 million, RAM 1983: 131.6 million, RAM 1984: 43.5 million, RAM
No 5 cents were produced in 1985 or 1986.
		1987: 73.5 million, RAM 1988: 103.4 million, RAM 1989: 95.8 million, RAM 1990: 33.3 million, RAM 1991: 29.9 million, RAM 1992: 52.6 million, RAM 1993: 93.8 million, RAM 1994: 146.7 million, RAM 1995: 85 million, RAM 1996: 79.2 million, RAM 1997: 100.7 million, RAM 1998: 88.5 million, RAM 1999: 179.5 million, RAM 2000: 97.4 million, RAM 2001: 174.6 million, RAM 2002: 148.8 million, RAM 2003: 115.1 million, RAM 2004: 145.3 million, RAM 2005: 194.3 million, RAM 2006: 306.5 million, RAM 2007: 59.0 million, RAM 2008: 200.2 million, RAM 2009: 83.9 million, RAM 2010: not available 2011: not available 2012: not available

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.