The 2004 student design 50c coin shown above was released by the Royal Australian Mint into general circulation. This 50c is the standard 31.51mm dodecagonal coin with plain edging. It is copper nickel weighing 15.55g. The obverse is the standard…

Princess Elizabeth was just 25 when she took to the throne to be Queen of England and the Commonwealth after the sudden untimely passing of her father King George VI. After her coronation in 1952 Australian coins began to bear…

How much does my coin weigh? This is a common question first asked when a coin seems not quite right. Is it an error coin? Is the coin missing design or a part of the coin? Does it feel lightweight…

When coins leave the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra to enter circulation as our new currency they are usually sent to security companies for distrbution. Security companies distribute coins to banks and retailers. The bulk lots of coins from the…

It is perhaps appropriate that in the same year that the Australian dollar coin turns 25 that I do a quick entry on the coin celebrating the 10 year anniversary of the dollar coin. In 1994 the Royal Australian Mint…

We’ve just published the new Australian Florin website Australian Florin Information pages. They aim to provide a comprehensive guide to Australian pre-decimal florins minted from 1910 to 1963 including all the standard Coat of Arms issues and the Commemorative coins.…