The five cent coin was first introduced with decimal currency on 14 February 1966. The original reverse design of the echidna on standard circulating coins has not been changed since the introduction. The obverse design was altered in 2016 to mark the 50th anniversary of decimal currency, but the reverse design of the echidna has remained constant.
All of the first issue of five cent coins in 1966 were produced at the Royal Mint, London. Since the first production from London, five cent coins have been produced by the Royal Australian Mint, the Royal Mint, Llantrisant and the Royal Canadian Mint.
Nominal Specifications
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Composition |
Shape |
Edge |
Mass |
Diameter |
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75% Copper - 25% Nickel |
Circular |
Milled |
2.83 grams |
19.41 millimetres |
Mintage Figures
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Reverse Design |
Design Details |
Year |
Mintage |
Mint* |
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An impression of an echidna designed and sculpted by Stuart Devlin |
1966 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1981 1981 1982 1983 1984 |
30.0 45.4 62.1 67.3 38.2 46.1 39.5 8.3 48.8 64.2 44.3 113.2 108.8 25.2 44.5 115.0 62.0 50.0 50.3 139.5 131.6 43.5 |
RML RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RCM RMLL RAM RAM RAM |
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No five cent coins were produced in 1985 or 1986 |
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An impression of an echidna designed and sculpted by Stuart Devlin |
1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 |
73.5 103.4 95.8 33.3 29.9 52.6 93.8 146.7 85.0 79.2 100.7 88.5 179.5 97.4 174.6 148.8 115.1 145.3 194.3 306.5 59.0 200.2 83.9 55.1 44.8 68.9 78.7 76.0 21.2 34.4 |
RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RCM RMLL RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM |
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2016 obverse design to celebrate the 50th anniversary of decimal currency |
2016 |
4.8 |
RAM |
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An impression of an echidna designed and sculpted by Stuart Devlin |
2017 2018 2019 (IRB) 2019 (JC) 2020 2021 2022 |
18.6 25.1 46.2 2.0 49.9 36.7 49.0 |
RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM RAM |
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No five cent coins were produced in 2023 |
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An impression of an echidna designed and sculpted by Stuart Devlin New King's Effigy - Daniel Thorne |
2024 |
10.0 |
RAM |
Notes for using these tables:
These are current mintages where the numbers have been published in an Annual Report. Items marked not available will be updated when they pass the Annual Report and issue test.
*RAM = Royal Australian Mint; RCM = Royal Canadian Mint; RML = Royal Mint, London; RMLL=Royal Mint, Llantrisant
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